Vysoké nad Jizerou


Vysoké nad Jizerou is a town in the Semily District, Liberec Region, of northern Bohemia, in the Czech Republic. It is located 16 kilometers southeast of Jablonec nad Nisou. It is home to the Krakonoš Museum, dedicated to the Czech variant of Rubezahl.
The municipality also includes the villages of Helkovice, Horní Tříč, Sklenařice and Stará Ves.

History

Vysoké was founded in the 14th Century. It is first mentioned in the year 1352, and on 4 August 1354 it officially became a town under the Latin name Alta Ciuitas.

Ruins of Nístějka Castle

Nístějka is a ruin of a castle in Vysoke nad Jizerou founded probably in the 14th century by the Waldstein family.
In 1390 it passed together with the settlement Vysoké into the property of Vartemberk family and in 1422 into Jenštejn family
Around year 1460, the castle was briefly held by Bohemian King George of Poděbrady and his goods were attached to Návarov. Since 1519 the castle has been declared desolate, probably after a previous fire.
You will find remnants of towers, walls and cellars on a narrow, long promontory over the Jizera river near Hradsko. The castle consisted of an elongated barracks protected by a moat and a cylindrical tower at its head, and a small inner castle where only a backyard with a tank and a rectangular palace was on the rocks.
The castle is declared a protected area, is the place of occurrence of herb called Hackelia deflexa. In 1954, 1958 and 1972, archaeological research of the castle was carried out.

Demographics

The population declined slowly from 1970 to 2014.
Year19701980199120012003200620102014
Population1 6761 5081 4171 3531 3631 3431 3101 291