Frýdlant v Čechách

Frýdlant, sometimes cited also as Frýdlant v Čechách is a town in the Liberec District of the Liberec Region in the Czech Republic.GeographyThe town is located in the north of the historic Bohemia region, close to the border with Poland. It is situated in the northern foothills tribes from Lusatia from the 6th century onwards and in the 12th century was incorporated into the Upper Lusatian (Land Budissin) territory, then held by the Margraves of Meissen. It belonged to the Lordship of Seidenberg (Zawidów), which in 1158 passed to the Přemyslid king Vladislaus II of Bohemia.Frýdlant Castle and the townIn the 13th century the castle was held by the Ronovec family until the middle of the century when Častolov of Ronov was forced to return the castle and other property to King Ottokar II.