Jindřichovice pod Smrkem is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Dětřichovec is an administrative part of Jindřichovice pod Smrkem.

Geography

Jindřichovice pod Smrkem is located about 24 km northeast of Liberec, in a salient region of Frýdlant Hook on the border with Poland. It lies in the Frýdlant Hills. The highest point is the Hřebenáč hill at 566 m above sea level. The stream Jindřichovický potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Jindřichovice pod Smrkem is from 1381.

Demographics

Transport

On the Czech-Polish border is the road border crossing Jindřichovice pod Smrkem / Świecie. Jindřichovice pod Smrkem is the terminus of a railway line from Liberec.

Sights

A landmark is the ruin of the Church of Saint James the Great. It was a late Romanesque church from the second half of the 13th century.

Twin towns – sister cities

Jindřichovice pod Smrkem is twinned with: