The
municipality was first mentioned in 1383 as a parish village.
Long before there was a Slavic settlement in the basin through
which a trade path from Bohemia and Lusatia was leading. The
village belonged to the castle Tolstejn and in 1428 it became
the property of the Vartenberks of Decin, then it was promoted
to the status of a city and in 1614 it became the property of
the Kinskys of Ceska Kamenice. Chribska was not a residence of
aristicracy, but a center of trade and crafts so it remained a
city witout walls and gates. The city was guarded by the
archery guild endowed with privileges and since 1596 by a
shooters' union. The oldest glassworks in Europe, still in
operation, is situated in Horni Chribska.
A great scholar, botanist and
explorer, Thadeus Haenke, was born in a house on the
square near the former city hall of 1872. His
exploration in primeval forests of Southern America are
acknowledged even today. He discovered the biggest water-lily
of the world - Victoria Regia. In a short time a
regional museum devoted to this schoar will be opened in
the house.
In the building of the spice packhouse in
Dolni Chribska an old spice-mill from 1884 remained conserved.
The mill was in operation for one hundred years. For the time
of its existence the mill had a very sophisticated equipment
which is still in a good condition and is declared a protected
technical monument.
Picturesque corners of the municipality are
embellished by half-timbered houses now serving as weekend
cottages. They are witnesses of the life-style of the long
past.
Numerous sandstone formations are scattered
in the woods around Chribska. Unique formations can also to be
found in the nearby Jetrichovice Rocks, Tokan, Pusty zamek.
A singular architectural phenomenon of
northern Bohemia and Upper Lusatia are houses with timbered
ground floor and base and half-timbered upper floor which are
quite numerous in Chribska.
The
municipality was first mentioned in 1383 as a parish village.
Long before there was a Slavic settlement in the basin through
which a trade path from Bohemia and Lusatia was leading. The
village belonged to the castle Tolstejn and in 1428 it became
the property of the Vartenberks of Decin, then it was promoted
to the status of a city and in 1614 it became the property of
the Kinskys of Ceska Kamenice. Chribska was not a residence of
aristicracy, but a center of trade and crafts so it remained a
city witout walls and gates. The city was guarded by the
archery guild endowed with privileges and since 1596 by a
shooters' union. The oldest glassworks in Europe, still in
operation, is situated in Horni Chribska.
