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Benecko

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Benecko (Benetzko) is a municipality and village in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. It is a winter tourist resort. The village of Horní Štěpanice with timbered cottages is protected by law as a village monument reservation. Villages and hamlets of Dolní Štěpanice, Horní Štěpanice, Mrklov, Rychlov, Štěpanická Lhota, Zákoutí and Žalý are administrative parts of Benecko. Benecko is located about southeast of Liberec. It lies in the Giant Mountains. The highest point is the Zadní Žalý mountain at above sea level. The area has been site to multiple settlements over time. The first recorded original historical centre of habitation was Horní Štěpanice, a small settlement established near the castle Štěpanice. The first written mention of Horní Štěpanice is from 1304, when the castle was inhabited by Jan of Waldstein. The latest archaeological findings point to older occupation of the site in 1254 by Jindřich of Waldstein. Horní Štěpanice had town status until 1524 when the castle was abandoned. Benecko is firstly mentioned in 1628 as "Bennešsko", meaning the residency of Beneš. The name is also said to be derived from a local legend about a hermit of Benedikt order, whose hermitage was located near Jindra rock near the site of the modern Chapel of Saint Hubert. People settled other areas of the municipality in the 17th–19th centuries and built an economy based on farming, hand weaving and the manufacture of jewellery. At the end of the 19th century, tourism and winter sports were developed, with rich tourists bringing economic wealth and new industries to the area. This development was interrupted by the World War II. In the second half of 20th century, most of businesses were nationalized and tourism lessened in importance. The next wave of prosperity started after 1989 with restitution of properties following the Velvet Revolution. Economic activities of local population were changed many times. Initially, the economy was based on farming and mining.

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https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benecko

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