Tisá

Municipality in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

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50°47′4″N 14°1′53″E / 50.78444°N 14.03139°E / 50.78444; 14.03139Country

Czech RepublicRegion Ústí nad Labem District Ústí nad LabemFirst mentioned1653Area

• Total11.86 km² (4.58 sq mi)Elevation

548 m (1,798 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,001 • Density84/km² (220/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

403 36

Websitewww.tisa.cz

Tisá (German: Tyssa) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Proto-Slavic word tes and the Czech word tis, meaning 'yew'.^[2]

Geography

Tisá is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Ústí nad Labem, on the border with Germany. It lies mostly in the western tip of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains and the eponymous protected landscape area. The southern part of the municipal territory belongs to the Ore Mountains. Tisá is known for a group of rocks within the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, the Tisa Rocks, which are protected as a nature monument.

History

Around the year 500, a group of the Slavs came to the area of today's village. In the 14th century the Vantenberk family usurped an extensive area around Děčín and built a stronghold named Šenov. Under the region of knights of Bünau (Czech: Bynov) there was a major economic expansion. In 1554–1557, Günter I developed a castle with a Lutheran church, presbytery, school and brewery, and the name of the village was changed due to the castle into Schönstein. In 1631, Croatians and Swedes burned all of the objects in Tisá and Schönstein, and Schönstein lost its importance. From 1750, several factories were built, and the municipality became a centre of the button industry.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,259	—
1880	2,759	+22.1%
1890	2,875	+4.2%
1900	2,917	+1.5%
1910	3,078	+5.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,465	−19.9%
1930	2,427	−1.5%
1950	1,083	−55.4%
1961	1,076	−0.6%
1970	885	−17.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	783	−11.5%
1991	600	−23.4%
2001	674	+12.3%
2011	859	+27.4%
2021	988	+15.0%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Sport

Tisa Rocks are a popular area for rock climbing. The area includes 134 rocks suitable for climbing with a height of 10–50 m.^[5]

Sights

The main landmark of the village is the Church of Saint Anne. It was built in the Baroque style in 1789.^[2]

Notable people

Václav Zítek (1932–2011), opera singer

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Tisá. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Ústí nad Labem" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Lezení v Tiských stěnách" (in Czech). Tisá Rocks. Retrieved 2022-05-20.