Smržovka


Smržovka is a town in the Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Name Smržovka was given to town by overgrown mountain forest, where there was a large amount of morels.

History

Smržovka was founded in the first half of the 16th century during the colonization of the Jizera Mountains, the first written mention of the village dates from 1568.
Smržovka was part of the Jablonec nad Nisou district, one of the 94 districts in Kingdom of Bohemia. With the development of industry in and around Smržovka, it develops mainly glassworks, grinding shops and weaving and Smržovka in 1849 became the market place. In 1905 was promoted to town.
During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia and World War II, in February and March 1945, the Germans operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, whose prisoners were 300 women.
In 1991, the Kaipan company, a Czech car manufacturer with a focus on sports roadsters, was founded here.

Population

Twin towns