Jablonné v Podještědí

Lithographies

This lithography from 1901 shows at the top the town as seen from the south and on the right side the building of the new town-hall. On the left side down there is the cathedral of St. Laurentius and St. Zdislava, the smaller pictures beside it show the castles Nový Falkenburk and Lemberk.
This lithography from the end of the 19th century shows Jablonné as seen from the south. Under the overall view of the town we see the railway station, on the smaller pictures to the left is the town council, the hotel „Adler“ at the market place, the manor house of count Pachta and on the right side one of the monumental houses standing along the Liberecká ulice-street.
On this lithography along of the overall view of the town we see the cathedral of St. Laurentius and St. Zdislava, in the centre the manor-house of count Pachta and on the left side the station building on the railway line from Česká Lípa to Liberec opened in 1900.
This lithographic postcard from the beginning of the 20th century shows the Cathedral of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava and the town square with the plague column of St. Salvator restored in 1993.
This picture postcard remembers the visit of Emperor Francis Joseph I. of Jablonné an September 2nd, 1899. The Emperor visited the town in the course of military manoeuvres which in the surroundings of Brniště village were conducted under the command of the successor to the throne Ferdinand d'Este.

Overall views

This picture postcard from 1911 shows the town with its dominant, the cathedral of St. Laurentius and St. Zdislava as viewed from the southwest near of Valdov. In the background to the left there is the Jezevčí vrch-hill, in the centre the lower Zámecký vrch-hill and on the horizon the Luž-hill.
This picture postcard shows the town with the cathedral of St. Laurentius and St. Zdislava as seen from the north. In the foreground there is the prison and detention camp which from 1914 to 1921 was situated in the fields near the present-day swimming-pool. Behind the town there is the Tlustec-hill and in the left background the Ralsko-hill.
This picture postcard from 1918 shows the town Jablonné in the view from the western strand of the castle pond.
On this picture postcard from the thirties of the 20th century there is the view of the town from the Zámecký rybník-pond, which in those years also served as swimming-pool.
This picture postcard from 1913 shows Jablonné v Podještědí as seen from the south. In the foreground there is the road leading to Mimoň, the most prominent buildings in the town are the cathedral of St. Laurentius and St. Zdislava with its dome and the former church Birth of the Virgin which after the conflagration of the town in 1788 was reconstructed and converted to a brewery. The horizon is closed by the hills Hvozd (german: Hochwald) and Sokol.
This picture postcard from 1922 shows the town centre with the dominant Cathedral of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava (right) and the former church Birth of Virgin Mary, which later was reconstructed to a brewery (left).
On this picture postcard from 1919 we see the southern part of the town as seen from Česká ves. On the left there is the bridge over the Panenský-brook and besides it the building of a factory which in its only marginally changed outlook is standing here to the present days. In the background rise over the houses of the town the former church of the Birth of Virgin Mary and the basilica of the Saint Laurentius and Saint Zdislava protrude over the roofs of the houses of the town.
This picture postcard from the end of the thirties of the 20th century shows the view of the town from the south. In the centre there is Joseph Kögler's factory, to the right the cathedral of St. Laurentius and St. Zdislava and to the left of it the former Church of the Virgin. The horizon is closed by the prolonged peak of the Hvozd (In german: Hochwald) and the peak of the Sokol.
On this picture postcard from the beginnning of the 20th century the town with its dominant, the cathedral of St. Laurentius and St. Zdislava, is shown from the southwest. On the left side the school building and the tower of the former brewery, reconstructed from the burnt-down church Birth of the Virgin, are apparent. The horizon is filled by the silhouette of the Jezevčí vrch-hill.
This picture postcard from 1942 shows the souteastern outskirts of the town as seen from the tower of the former city brewery. On the left side is the Tyršova ulice-street leading to the former shooting-gallery.

Square

This picture postcard from the years of World War Two shows the market place as seen from the tower of the former town brewery. In the centre of the place there is the group of statues with St. Salvator from 1686 and in the right corner the at present already not existing Kraus' fountain built in 1929.
On this picture postcard the northern part of the market place with the group of statues with St. Salvator is shown, which had been built as thanksgiving for the overcoming of the plague epidemy from 1680.
This picture postcard from the beginnning of the twenties of the 20th century shows the nortwestern part of the market place.
On this picture postcard you can see the southwestern part of the marketplace as seen from the entrance of the former Žitavsko-Liberecká ulice-street. On the extreme left there is the former hotel „Adler“ (In German= eagle).
This picture postcard shows the southern side of the market place dominated by the building of the former hotel „Adler“. On the left side there is the tower of the former town brewery.
This picture postcard shows the southern part of the market place with the group of statues with St. Salvator in the foreground. The tower of the former town brewery at present has a new roof and serves as look-out tower.
On this picture postcard from the break of the 19th and 20th century you see the southeastern part of the market place with the group of statues with St. Salvator und in the background the tower of the former town brewery.
On this picture postcard the gift of the town of Zittau (Germany) - the fountain with a plaquette and a commemorative address on the burgermeister Vinzenz Kraus biult on the market place and festively unveiled on July 28, 1916 which,however, after World War Two had been demolished. In the background the former hotel „Zum weissen Löwen“ (White lion) is shown.
This picture postcard shows the town square of Jablonné during the celebration of the sunday worship of the Ukrainian brigade on April 2, 1920.

Streets and open areas

This picture postcard from World War Two shows the southern periphery of the town with the Lutheran church. The road along of the houses in the foreground leads to Mimoň, in the background there is the castle Nový Falkenburg.
This picture postcard records the at present Lidická ulice called road leading from the town to Mimoň. In the background there is the Lutheran church and on the horizon rises the Tlustec hill.
On this picture postcard the former town brewery, which originated from the reconstruction of the Church of the Holy Virgin, demolished during the conflagration of 1788. At present the tower offers a very nice look-out over the town and into the surrounding country. In the background to the right is the Brništský vrch-hill and on the left side on the horizon the Kamenický kopec-hill near Zákupy.
This picture postcard from the years before World war I shows the building of the railway station of Jablonné with the workshops of the present company Preciosa standing in front of it. Interesting is the view of the characteristic patch-work of small fields the longer sides of which are directed to the village Lada. In the horizon to the right there is the Hvozd-hill.
On this picture postcard we see the street leading from the town to the railway station the building of which excels in the background. On the left side there are the buildings of the former Rautenstrauch's factory and on the right side there was a garden centre.
This picture postcard from 1912 shows the view of the town from the railway station. In the foreground to the right stands the formet hotel „Habsburg“, which later was renamed to „Stern“ (In German: star).
On this picture postcard from the beginning of the 20th century the beginning of the road leading to Liberec and to Zittau in Germany then called Zittau-Reichenberger Strasse in the town square is seen.
On this coloured picture postcard from the beginning of the 20th century the former road to Zittau and Liberec is shown in its former appearance which we nowadays hardly would be able to recognize.
This picture postcard shows the Zittau-Liberec road approximately on the place where formerly stood the upper town gate. On the left side of this road remained only one unrecognizably reconstructed great three-storeyed house, whereas the right side except of the two houses in the foreground remained almost unchanged to the present days.
On this picture postcard from about 1940 we see the then Zittau-Reichenberger Strasse called road behind of the branching of the station road (at present called Švermova ulice). The houses on the left side were in the second half of the 20th century demolished and replaced by prefabricated buildings.
This picture postcard shows the former road to Zittau and Liberec as seen from the cemetery. In the foreground on the left a part of the St.-Wolfgangs chapel is seen, on the right side of the street up to now only both the two nearest houses in the foreground remained.
On this picture postcard we see the beautiful baroque sculpture of the St. John of Nepomuk standing together with the neighbouring sculpture of St. Zdislava on the bridge in the dam of the Mlýnský rybník (Mill pond). Both these sculptures had later been transfered to the Dome of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava.
On this picture postcard you see the road bridge over the Panenský-brook on the southern outskirts of the town.

This picture postcard from the turn of the 19th and 20th century shows the part of the then Zittau-Reichenberger Strasse (now called Žitavsko-Liberecká ulice) leading to the town square, as photographed from the house on the corner with the branching of the Dlouhá ulice.

Churches

This picture postcard shows the cathedral of Saint Laurentius and Saint Zdislava with the adjacent monastery as seen from the southwest. In the background behind of the trees protrudes the Jezevčí vrch hill.
This picture postcard, taken from the tower of the former town brewery, shows the baroque Dome of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava, the dominant feature of the whole town. On its left side there is the monumental building of the municipal office from 1890.
On this picture postcard from the turn of the 30s and 40s of the 20th century the interior of the baroque Dome of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava is shown.
This picture postcard shows the crypt of the St. Zdislava in the Dome of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava. Its walls are decorated by 24 scenes from the life of the Saint painted on copper sheets.
On this picture postcard we see one of the places in the crypt under the Dome of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava which, since the 18th century were used as cemetery for the burial of the Dominican monks and of the owners of the dominion.

This picture postcard shows the splendid front of the baroque Cathedral of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava.
This picture postcard shows the presbytery of the Dome of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava with the high altar.
This picture postcard shows the lateral altar with the statue of the Virgin and the relic shrine of St. Zdislava of Lemberk.
On this picture postcard taken from the now „Tyršova ulice“ named street we see the former town brewery with its tower, which originated from the reconstruction of the parish church Birth of the Virgin demolished in the conflagrance of 1788. At present a look-out platform had been adapted on the tower.
This picture postcard shows the evangelic church built between 1901 and 1902 on the southern borders of the town.

Important buildings

On this picture postcard from 1914 there is the former office building constructed in 1890 near of the town church on the place of the former restaurant „Zum Herrenhaus“. Today in its roomt there is the post-office.
This picture postcard shows the rococo style manor house of Pachta von Rájov with the baroque corner column with the sculpture of the Holy Trinity.
This picture postcard shows the former Emperor Franz Joseph's district hospital, the building of which in the Tyršova ulice-street to-day serves as Centre for the medical care of long-time ill persons.
On this picture postcard from about 1940 we see the then hospital in the Tyršova street. In the background there is the former brewery which originated from the reconstruction of the Church of the Birth of Virgin Mary after the conflagration of the town.
This interesting lithographic picture postcard from the beginning of the 20th Century shows the old and the new building of the shooting-range restaurant in the Tyrš-lane.
On this picture postcard from 1915 we see the firing range building from 1902 in the Tyršova street.
This picture postcard presents the orginal project of the construction af a new monumental firing range with a restaurant, which for its high costs had not been realised.
On this picture postcard we see the building of the firing range with the Dome of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava in the background. The wooden barracks in the foreground belonged to the detention camp near of the village Lada and served for the accomodation of officers.
This picture postcard shows the Czech minority school built in 1930 in the today's Komenského-street.

This picture postcard shows the hotel „Böhm“, formerly named „Adler“, the building of which up to to-day is standing on the southern side af the town square. The lower picture shows the interior of the restaurant.
On this picture postcard we see the villa of Joseph Elstner built in 1904, which is standing on the southwestern periphery of the town over the Mlýnský rybník-pond.