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The townhall on the Square of May 1st
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The townhall on the Square of May 1st
Chrastava (German: ) is a town in northern Bohemia in the Czech Republic about 10 km northwest of the region capital Liberec. The town is situated on Jeřice (German: ) brook near to its confluence with Lužická Nisa (German: ) river. Chrastava is surrounded by hills of the Ještěd Mountains (Czech: , German: ) and more distant Jizera Mountains (Czech: , German: ).

The town Chrastava was first mentioned in 1351 as Craczavia.

St. Laurentius church
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St. Laurentius church

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