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| Liberec | ||
| Region (kraj) | Liberecký kraj | |
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| Residents | 104.802 (2020) | |
| height | 359 m | |
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Liberec (German: Reichenberg) is a town on the edge of the Jizera Mountains in Bohemia.
background
Liberec is first mentioned in documents in 1348. Cloth making began here at the end of the 16th century. Albrecht von Waldstein bought the Reichenberg estate in 1622, which after him came to Count Gallas and later to the Counts of the Clam Gallas family.
getting there
| Distances | |
| Dresden | 129 km |
|---|---|
| Prague | 117 km |
| Königgrätz | 102 km |
| Bautzen | 75 km |
| Hirschberg | 70 km |
| Gorlitz | 55 km |
By plane
By train
There are free train connections Ústí nad Labem, Pardubice, Dresden, Harrachov, Frýdlant v Čechách and Zittau. Out Berlin and Brandenburg can be very cheap with the ab Spremberg valid Euro-Neisse ticket (price 13 euros, in the Czech Republic 160 CZK ("Jizdenka Euro-Nisa").
The connections from Prague are relatively time consuming - buses are a better alternative here.
By bus
Bus connection to and from Prague every hour during the day (Cerny Most, terminus of underground line B); Duration approx. 1 hour. 1 x daily direct bus from / to Berlin (Flixbus).
In the street
From direction Prague you can reach Liberec via the four-lane E65 motorway. (D10) If you come directly from Germany, you usually drive to 
89 Bautzen-West down from the A 4 and then take the B 6 and the subsequent B 178 Löbau to Zittau. It is unusual that the Friedensstrasse border crossing in Zittau does not lead directly to the Czech Republic, but first to Poland. After two kilometers you will reach the Czech border.
mobility
Various buses and trams operate in Liberec. Tickets cost 20 CZK and are valid for 40 minutes. Tram lines 2 and 3 are particularly interesting for visitors to the city. They connect Horní Hanychov (cable car to Jested, ski area) - train station - city center - museum / gallery - botanical garden and ZOO / Lidové sady (starting point in the Jizera Mountains).
A cable car goes up to Ještěd (see "Excursions").
Tourist Attractions
Churches
Castles, chateaus and palaces
Buildings
- town hall. In the neo-renaissance style with a richly decorated facade, valuable mosaic windows and a 65 m high tower from the years 1888 - 1893, built by Franz Ritter von Neumann.Open: Visits: Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., every hour on the hour, Oct - May only Thu 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Liberecer Höhe - Liebieg-Warte
- Waldstein houses
- Center Babylon
Monuments
Museums
- 2 Regional gallery Reichenberg (Oblastní gallery Liberec) (Oblastní galerie Liberec, příspěvková organizace).
(please refer "activities").
Streets and squares
Parks
various
activities
Liberec Zoo
The Liberec Zoological Garden is the oldest garden in the historical territory of Czechoslovakia. It was created in 1919. It can be reached by tram lines 2 and 3. Entry costs € 5 in winter / summer, children, students and people over 65 years of age pay € 3. Depending on the month, the zoo is open from 8 or 9 a.m. to at least 4.30 p.m. (longer in summer).
Liberec Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden is located about 2 kilometers from the center of Liberec in a north-easterly direction and can be reached by tram lines 2 and 3 from the “Botanická-ZOO” stop. The city's zoological garden is in the immediate vicinity. The area of the botanical garden covers about 1.5 hectares. Entry costs 140 CZK, children and students 70 CZK. It is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (winter) and 6 p.m. (summer). 
Regional gallery Reichenberg
The Liberec Regional Gallery offers permanent and temporary exhibitions of Czech and European art in the halls of the reconstructed former town bath building. As an art museum, the gallery is one of the five largest galleries in the Czech Republic. The focus is on art from Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia from the last 5 centuries and the Heinrich von Liebieg collection. Interactive exposition is not only intended for children. The gallery can be reached by tram lines 2 and 3 (museum / gallery), admission is 80, - / 40, - crowns, is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Thursdays until 7 p.m., closed on Mondays.
shop
kitchen
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nightlife
accommodation
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medium
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Learn
Work
security
health
There is a hospital that also has doctors with foreign language skills.
Practical advice
The Post Code is 460 01.
trips
- Protected landscape area Jizera Mountains. The beautiful, over 1100 m high mountains can be easily reached on day trips from Liberec. It is about 15 km northeast of the city.
- 6 Ještěd.Liberec's 1012 m high local mountain is located approx. 10 km southwest of the city. There is an imposing summit tower on the mountain. In winter, the mountain with the cable car is an attractive ski area. The cable car runs from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Mon 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.) and costs CZK 100/70 (adults / children) one way, and CZK 160/110 up and down. If you have a Euro-Neisse ticket, you pay 35 CZK each way.
literature
Web links
- http://www.liberec.cz/ - Liberec official website
- Tourist information Liberec - German, too
