Bělá pod Bezdězem
town in the Czech Republic
Bělá pod Bezdězem (German: Weisswasser) is a town in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants. It is located on the Bělá Stream in the Jizera Table.
Bělá pod Bezdězem is known for one of the largest town squares in the Czech Republic. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
Administrative division
Bělá pod Bezdězem consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Bezdědice forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
Etymology
The town's name is derived from the local stream Bělá and the nearby hill Bezděz. The town was first named Nový Bezděz ('new Bezděz'), but soon the name changed to Bělá.
Geography
Bělá pod Bezdězem is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Mladá Boleslav and 49 km (30 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table with an exception of the Bezdědice exclave, which belongs to the Ralsko Uplands.
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