Desná (Jablonec nad Nisou District)
Desná (; ) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants. Administrative parts. Desná consists of administrative parts Desná I, Desná II and Desná III. History. Desná was founded by count Maximilian Desfours II in 1691. Its name supposed to be Desfoursdorf, however the simplified name Dessensdorf was adopted. After almost 250 years, its Czech name Desná was derived. In 1913, Desná was promoted to a market town. In 1949, eleven hamlets or their parts was joined to Desná and the municipality was established  in its current form. In 1968, it became a town. Transport. Koleje Dolnośląskie D21 line runs from Szklarska Poręba to Liberec via the town. Sport. The main team of the town is TJ Desná established in 1946 and in 2006–07 the team got into the round 2 of the Czech Cup. Twin towns – sister cities. Desná is twinned with: