Editing Harrachov (section)

==History==
Harrachov was established in the 17th century, after a [[glassworks]] was founded in the area of Ryžoviště, and originally was called just ''Dörf'' (German for "little village"). During the rule of Count [[Ferdinand Bonaventura I, Count Harrach|Ferdinand Bonaventura Harrach]] (1701–1706), the settlement was renamed ''Harrachsdorf'' in his honor. The first written mention of Harrachov is from 1720. After a glassworks was founded also in the area of Nový Svět in 1711, the importance of Harrachov grew. The settlements of Nový Svět and Ryžoviště were founded around the glassworks in the mid-18th century.<ref name=history>{{cite web |title=Územní plán Harrachov|url=https://www.harrachov.cz/modules/file_storage/download.php?file=113e7c80%7C99&inline=1|publisher=Město Harrachov|pages=119–120|language=cs|access-date=2022-11-07}}</ref> 

Since the end of the 19th century, Harrachov has been known for its glass production, [[textile]] industry, and [[mining]]. At the beginning of the 20th century, industrial production was bolstered by the construction of a [[Cog railway Tanvald–Harrachov|cog railway]] line between [[Bohemia]]n [[Tanvald]] via the [[Izera railway]] down to [[Silesia]]n ''Hirschberg'' (present-day [[Jelenia Góra]]).

After [[World War II]], the Silesian lands in the north fell to the [[Polish People's Republic]] according to the [[Potsdam Agreement]] and the border was closed. The German population was [[Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia|expelled]] and its property seized according to the [[Beneš decrees]].

In 1958, the Communist governments of [[Czechoslovakia]] and Poland arranged a territorial exchange. Since the railway station located here was unusable for Poland after the interruption of cross-border traffic (the line to Jelenia Góra returned to Czechoslovak territory in a short section) and the local small settlements were almost inaccessible from the Polish side, the territories was exchanged. Czechoslovakia acquired the area around former ''Strickerhäuser'' ({{langx|pl|Tkacze}}, present-day Mýtiny). Poland was compensated by land in western Giant Mountains. In this way Harrachov acquired a railway station.<ref name=history/>

In 1921, the originally independent municipalities of Nový Svět and Rýžoviště joined Harrachov. In 1961, Mýtiny joined Harrachov.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/docs/107508/10218bfa-fa30-486a-a4ab-4cd1eceacacd/13008415abc.pdf|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|pages=352, 386, 494|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref>

From 1 January 2021, Harrachov is no longer a part of [[Semily District]] and belongs to Jablonec nad Nisou District.<ref>{{cite web |title=Obecně o novém zákonu č. 51/2020 Sb.|url=https://www.mvcr.cz/clanek/obecne-o-novem-zakonu-c-51-2020-sb.aspx|website=mvcr.cz|publisher=[[Ministry of the Interior (Czech Republic)|Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic]]|language=cs|access-date=2021-05-22}}</ref>