Micro-Region Tolštejn

The name Tolštejn belongs to the ruins of a medieval castle that used to be a very important fortress in the northern borderland of Bohemian Kingdom.

ESTABLISHING
Micro-Region Tolštejn was established on 8th August 1999. The main goal of this voluntary union of towns and villages is gathering powers and finance to increase the number of tourists coming to see this lovely piece of land.

AREA AND POPULATION
The union spreads on the area of 13,987 hectares (a hectare = 2,47 acres). The population is 24,305.
 
MEMBER TOWNS AND VILLAGES

Town or village

Population

Area
(ha)

Varnsdorf

16333

2621

Krásná Lípa

3551

3139

Chřibská

1403

1596

Dolní Podluží

1168

1548

Rybniště

705

1271

Horní Podluží

700

732

Jiřetín pod Jedlovou

570

1121

Doubice

72

1929
 
Location
  • The Micro-Region lies in the most northern borderland of Bohemia neighbouring the FRG, or more exactly the Free State of Saxony.
  • There are parts of three protected areas in the region – the National Park Czech Switzerland, the Protected Landscape Labe Sandstone Rocks, and the Protected Landscape Lužické hory (the Lusatian Mountains.
  • The European watershed dividing rivers flowing to the Baltic and North Sea runs through this region.
  • According to the statistics of the Czech Hydro-Meteorological Centre of the Czech Republic this area belongs to the cleanest ones in the country.


Other Information

  • Web Mikroregion Tolštejnwas awarded the Grand Prize of the Ministry of Interior and the Vespra Magazine the Discovery of the Year 2001. You will find them at www.tolstejn.cz if you are interested.
     
  • Městské informační středisko Regia a.s. (information centre)
    Kmochova 2136, 407 47 Varnsdorf
    Tel: +420 412 370 859
    Fax: +420 412 375 352
    E-mail: ic.regia@varnsdorf.cz
     
  • · So called Tolštejn Castle Land (Tolštejnské panství) is a common project of the micro-regions Tolštejn and Sever. This is meant as a tourist game called Wandering in the Land of Tolštejn. You will find more information at www.tolstejn.cz/cz/index-vandrovani.htm .