page_title: Česká Lípa
section_title: Monuments
hierarchical_section_title: Česká Lípa / Monuments
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Česká Lípa
context_page_description: Česká Lípa is a town in the Czech Republic. It is the district seat and the largest town of the Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region, with a population of about 37,500. It is the most populated town of the Czech Republic without city status.
  The Ploučnice River flows through the town, approximately 25 mi from its source. Česká Lípa is divided into 14 municipal districts. Approximately 9 mi south of Česká Lípa lies the summer resort of Lake Mácha. Česká Lípa lies 23 mi west of Liberec and 42 mi north of Prague, counting distances between town borders.
  The old town of Česká Lípa was built near a ford on the Ploučnice where a Slavonic colony existed from the 10th century. The line of the Ronovci and Henry of Lipá in particular contributed to the founding of the town between 1305 and 1319, and the line of the Berkové z Dubé promoted its development. A hundred years later the town was occupied by the Hussite army of Jan Roháč z Dubé and devastated by fires. Albert of Valdštejn, and later Kaunitzs, contributed to another boom of the town by founding a monastery and school.
caption: Mary the Virgin's Birth Church
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