Severní
Northernmost settlement of the Czech Republic
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Severní (German: Hilgersdorf) is a village and municipal part of Lobendava in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.
Severní | |
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Village | |
Houses in Severní | |
| Coordinates: 51°2′6″N 14°18′56″E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Děčín |
| Municipality | Lobendava |
| First mentioned | 1472 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 358 m (1,175 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 43 |
| • Density | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 407 84 |
Etymology
The name literally means 'northern' in Czech.
Geography
Severní is located in the Šluknov Hook region and is the northernmost village of the Czech Republic. A two-tonne stone was unveiled in 2013 marking the most northerly point of the Czech Republic, although it is a metre south of the border.[2]