Jindřichovice pod Smrkem () is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative division Jindřichovice pod Smrkem consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Jindřichovice pod Smrkem (573) Dětřichovec (39)
Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Jindřich and its German form Heinrich, meaning "the village of Jindřich's/Heinrich's people".
Geography Jindřichovice pod Smrkem is located about northeast of Liberec, in the salient region of Frýdlant Hook on the border with Poland. It lies in the Jizera Foothills. The highest point is the Hřebenáč hill at above sea level. The stream Jindřichovický potok flows through the municipality.
History The first written mention of Jindřichovice pod Smrkem is from 1381.
Demographics
Transport On the Czech–Polish border is the road border crossing Jindřichovice pod Smrkem / Świecie.
Jindřichovice pod Smrkem is the terminus of a railway line from Liberec.
Sights
A landmark is the ruin of the Church of Saint James the Great. It was a late Romanesque church from the second half of the 13th century.
Twin towns – sister cities
Jindřichovice pod Smrkem is twinned with: Świeradów-Zdrój, Poland
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