Frýdlant

Frýdlant
Frýdlant v Čechách
Town
View of Frýdlant
Coat of arms
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Liberec
Commune	Frýdlant
Elevation	295 m (968 ft)
Coordinates	50°55′16″N 15°04′49″E / 50.92111°N 15.08028°E / 50.92111; 15.08028Coordinates: 50°55′16″N 15°04′49″E / 50.92111°N 15.08028°E / 50.92111; 15.08028
Area	31.62 km2 (12.21 sq mi)
Population	7,608 (2005)
Density	241/km2 (624/sq mi)
Founded	13th century
Mayor	Dan Ramzer
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	464 01
Location in the Czech Republic
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.frydlantvc.cz

Frýdlant, sometimes cited also as Frýdlant v Čechách (Czech pronunciation: [ˈfriːdlant ˈf tʃɛxaːx]; German: Friedland in Böhmen) is a town in the Liberec District of the Liberec Region in the Czech Republic.

The town is located in the north of the historic Bohemia region, close to the border with Poland. It is situated in the northern foothills (Frýdlantská pahorkatina) of the Jizera Mountains, on the Smědá river. The Frýdlant municipality had 7,625 inhabitants in 2000.

There are three areas in the greater Frýdlant area in which most companies are located, with the Czech names followed by German equivalents:

The area was settled by Slavic (Sorbian) tribes from Lusatia from the 6th century onwards and in the 12th century was incorporated into the Upper Lusatian (Land Budissin) territory, then held by the Margraves of Meissen. It belonged to the Lordship of Seidenberg (Zawidów), which in 1158 passed to the Přemyslid king Vladislaus II of Bohemia.

In the 13th century the castle was held by the Ronovec family (Ronovci) until the middle of the century when Častolov of Ronov was forced to return the castle and other property to King Ottokar II.

Rulko of Birbstein, also called Rudolf of Bieberstein, purchased the castle and surrounding land from the king in 1278. The castle is situated near the center of town, above the Smědá river. Rulko held property in Silesia and Upper Lusatia and family members held court positions.