Desná ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈdɛsnaː] ; German : Dessendorf ) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 3,100 inhabitants.
15-656: Desna or Desná may refer to: Places [ edit ] Settlements [ edit ] Desná (Jablonec nad Nisou District) , a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic Dešná (Jindřichův Hradec District) , a municipality and village in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic Desná (Svitavy District) , a municipality and village in
30-881: A river in Russia and Ukraine Desna (Vrbas) , a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina Desna (Guslitsa) , a tributary of the Guslitsa, a river in Moscow Oblast, Russia Desna (Pakhra) , a tributary of the Pakhra , a river in Moscow Oblast, Russia Desna (Southern Bug) , a tributary of the Southern Bug in Ukraine Desná (Kamenice) , a tributary of the Kamenice, a river in the Jizera Mountains of
45-612: The Bílá Desná, but its dam bursted in 1916. With the exception of the last one kilometre of the river, the Desná and its sources flow through the Jizerské hory Protected Landscape Area. A part of the river bed in the Desná town is protected as the Černá Desná Nature Monument. It has an area of 2.2 ha (5.4 acres). The object of protection is the valley of a mountain stream with a system of waterfalls, rapids, rock plates and giant's kettles , and
60-610: The Czech Republic Desná (Morava) , river in the Hrubý Jeseník Mountains of the Czech Republic Other [ edit ] R-9 Desna , Russian intercontinental ballistic missile FC Desna Chernihiv , a Ukrainian football club based in Chernihiv Desná Dam , a former dam, collapsed in 1916 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
75-519: The Desná (as Černá Desná) originates in the territory of Kořenov in the Jizera Mountains at an elevation of 878 m (2,881 ft) and flows to Tanvald , where it enters the Kamenice River at an elevation of 446 m (1,463 ft). It is 13.6 km (8.5 mi) long. Its drainage basin has an area of 50.8 km (19.6 sq mi). The name Desná is used from the confluence of
90-767: The Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic Dešná (Zlín District) , a municipality and village in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic Desna, Bihar , a village in Nalanda District of Bihar, India Desna, Chernihiv Oblast , a rural settlement in Chernihiv Oblast of Ukraine Desna, Vinnytsia Oblast , a rural settlement in Vinnytsia Oblast of Ukraine Rivers [ edit ] Desna (river) ,
105-641: The Virgin Mary. It was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1903. Desná is twinned with: Desn%C3%A1 (Kamenice) The Desná ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈdɛsnaː] ; German : Desse ) is a river in the Czech Republic , a left tributary of the Kamenice River. It flows through the Liberec Region . It is formed by the confluence of the Černá Desná and Bílá Desná streams. Together with
120-508: The administrative parts of Desná I, Desná II and Desná III. Desná is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Jablonec nad Nisou . It lies in the Jizera Mountains . The highest point is the mountain Novina at 804 m (2,638 ft) above sea level. The town is situated at the confluence of the Černá Desná and Bílá Desná streams, which form the Desná River. The Souš Reservoir , built on
135-509: The municipality was established in its current form. In 1968, it became a town. Desná is located on the railway line Liberec – Szklarska Poręba . The territory is served by four train stations and stops: Desná , Desná-Riedlova vila , Dolní Polubný and Desná-Pustinská . The town is home to the amateur football club TJ Desná . The main landmark of the town is the Church of the Assumption of
150-403: The river (respectively Černá Desná) is from 1577. The names of the river sources Bílá Desná and Černá Desná means 'white Desná' and 'black Desná'. Names of rivers with colours in their names often referred to nature of the river bed. From a water management point of view, the Desná and Černá Desná are two different rivers with separate numbering of river kilometres . In a broader point of view,
165-407: The territories of Kořenov and Desná , The Bílá Desná flows through the territories of Hejnice , Albrechtice v Jizerských horách and Desná. After their confluence in the town of Desná, the river flows only through Tanvald . The Souš Reservoir was built on the Černá Desná in 1911–1915. It serves as a reservoir of drinking water for the region. The second reservoir was built in the same years on
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#1732852277394180-487: The title Desna . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Desna&oldid=1247194922 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Desn%C3%A1 (Jablonec nad Nisou District) Desná consists of
195-410: The Černá Desná with the Bílá Desná in the town on Desná and from this point to the confluence with the Kamenice, the river is 2.4 km (1.5 mi) long. The Desná and Bílá Desná have only insignificant nameless tributaries. The only names tributary of the Černá Desná is the creek Černá říčka with a length of 4.4 km (2.7 mi). The sources of the Desná are: The Černá Desná flows through
210-399: The Černá Desná, is located in the northern part of the municipal territory. 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
225-403: The Černá Desná, which is its main source, the Desná is 13.6 km (8.5 mi) long. Without the Černá Desná, it is only 2.4 km (1.5 mi) long. The Old Czech adjective desná meant 'right'. Because people went upstream when settling the landscape, the rivers with this name flowed as if from the right side (although they are actually left-side tributaries). The first written mention of
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