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Kořenov is a mountain village in Jablonec nad Nisou District, Liberec_Region in Czech Republic. It is situated in Jizera Mountains near the well-known winter sports centre Harrachov. Part of the village is situated in protected landscape area. History: The oldest part of Kořenov is Rejdice, first settlers came here in 1577. In 1902, cog railway Tanvald-Kořenov and an electrified line to Silesian Hirschberg (Jelenia Góra) were put into operation. Kořenov, as known today, was established in 1960 by mergence of villages Polubný, Příchovice, Rejdice and Jizerka. Places of interest: *nice outlook tower Štěpánka (24m high) *evangelic chapel in Tesařov *St. John's church in Polubný *rack-railway with the steepest gradient in Czech Republic (58 promiles) and with the second longest tunnel in Czech Republic (942m) and with nice viaduct over the river Jizera In Kořenov is also: *nursery school in Polubný *elementary school in Horní Kořenov *retirements home in Polubný *2 voluntary fire ... Read more about Kořenov on Wikipedia

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