Šluknov

Šluknov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʃluknof]; German: Schluckenau) is the northernmost town of the Czech Republic in its Ústí nad Labem Region (German: Aussig). It lies in the geographic region that shares its name, the Šluknov Hook (German: Schluckenauer Zipfel; Böhmisches Niederland), a small portion of Bohemia which lies between Saxon Switzerland (German: Sächsische Schweiz) and the Zittau Hills (German: Zittauer Gebirge). The district of Rožany (Rosenhain) has a border crossing to Sohland an der Spree. It is situated at 347 m above sea level and, as of January 1, 2005, it had 5741 inhabitants. During the middle of the 14th Century, on the site of the city, a Slavic settlement named Slanknov was established by the noble family of Berka z...