Žacléř

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Field	Value
name	Žacléř
settlement_type	Town
image_skyline	Žacléř - Rýchorské náměstí, obr01.jpg
image_caption	Rýchorské Square with the town hall
image_flag	Flag of Zacler.svg
image_shield	Zacler znak.gif
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Hradec Králové
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Trutnov
pushpin_map	Czech Republic
pushpin_relief	1
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the Czech Republic
coordinates
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Aleš Vaníček
established_title	First mentioned
established_date	1334
area_total_km2	21.82
elevation_m	612
population_as_of	2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total	3072
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+1
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	542 01
website
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Administrative division

Žacléř consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

Žacléř (2,649)
Bobr (228)
Prkenný Důl (16)

Etymology

Initially, the settlement was called Bornflos (meaning "mountain creek" in Middle High German) and Bernstadt ("Bern's town"), and Schatzlar was only the name of the local castle, but the name of the castle was eventually transferred to the whole town. The origin of the name Schatzlar is unclear. It could be derived from the German word Schatzsammler ('treasure collector') or from the Middle High German words Schatz ('tax', 'fee') and lar ('settlement'). The Czech name Žacléř is a transcription of the German name.

Geography

Žacléř is located about 10 km north of Trutnov and 50 km north of Hradec Králové. It borders Poland to the north. The eastern part of the municipal territory with the built-up area lies in the Broumov Highlands. The western part lies in the Giant Mountains and most of this territory is protected as the Krkonoše National Park. The highest point is the mountain Dvorský les at 1036 m above sea level.

History

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Žacléř was founded on the Silesian trail, which was a trade route from Trutnov to Wrocław. A guarding castle for the protection of the trail was built here probably during the reign of King Ottokar II, around 1260. The first written mention of the castle is from 1334.

From 1570, hard coal was mined here and from 1670, beer was brewed here. In the 19th century, the industrialization occurred. Paper mill, glassworks, and factories for textile, ceramics and soda were founded, but almost all operation ended during the 20th century. In 1992, the coal mining ended.

During World War II, the German occupiers operated a women's subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in the town. The prisoners were mostly of Jewish women deported from German-occupied Poland and Hungary. The camp was liberated on 8 May 1945, coincidentally the day of the end of World War II in Europe.

Demographics

|align=none|cols=3 |1869|3937 |1880|4562 |1890|4182 |1900|5129 |1910|5499 |1921|5225 |1930|5264 |1950|3727 |1961|4766 |1970|4608 |1980|4298 |1991|3700 |2001|3633 |2011|3247 |2021|2893 |source=Censuses}}

Economy

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The ceramics factory was founded in 1878 and it is the only factory in Žacléř which has survived to this day.

Transport

There are no major roads passing through the municipal territory. The railway that starts here is unused.

Sights

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The Church of the Holy Trinity was built by Jesuits in 1677 and rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1732. The rectory next to the church is a late Baroque building from 1793.

The Žacléř Castle was originally a Gothic castle, which burned down in 1523 and was rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the 16th century. It is not accessible to the public.

There is the Mining Open-air Museum Žacléř in the former Jan Šverma Mine. It focuses on the mining equipment and history of mining in Žacléř, and on paleontological findings uncovered during mining. The history of the town and a porcelain collection are shown in the Town Museum.

Twin towns – sister cities

Žacléř is twinned with:

GER Goldkronach, Germany
POL Kowary, Poland
POL Lubawka, Poland

References

(2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
Profous, Antonín. (1957). "Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž".
"Město Žacléř". Město Žacléř.
"Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica.
(2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
"Historie výroby keramiky v Žacléři". Keramtech, s.r.o..
"Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice v Žacléři". CzechTourism.
"Renesanční zámek Žacléř". CzechTourism.
"Historie". Důl Jan Šverma o.p.s..
"Městské muzeum Žacléř". Město Žacléř.
"Städtepartnerschaften". Goldkronach.
(2018). "Raport o stanie miasta Kowary". Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Miasta Kowary.
"Main Page". Gmina Lubawka.

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