Liberec Region
Jablonec nad Nisou District
Albrechtice v Jizerských horách

Desná Dam

The Desná Dam was a dam constructed on the Bílá Desná river in the , which are in the of the Czech Republic. It is known for bursting on September 18, 1916, ten months after it was built, which caused the river to flood the nearby town of , killing 67 people and causing hundreds of others to lose their homes.
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Photo: Jan Polák, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: former dam in Albrechtice v Jizerských horách, Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “Desna Reservoir” and “protržená přehrada Bílá Desná”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mariánská hora and Jizera.

Peak
Photo: Juandev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Peak
Photo: Jirka Dl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak, which is situated 4 km north of Desná Dam.

Peak
Photo: Prazak, CC BY 2.5.
is a peak, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Desná Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Antonínov and Mariánská Hora.

Village
Photo: Juandev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Desná Dam.

Hamlet
Photo: ŠJů, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km south of Desná Dam.

Village
Photo: Hejkal, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Desná Dam.

Desná Dam

Latitude
50.80089° or 50° 48′ 3″ north
Longitude
15.27709° or 15° 16′ 38″ east
Open location code
9F2QR72G+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 305068314
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q1260117
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Slovak—“Desná Dam” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Bučina and Desenský vrch.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Desná Dam”. Photo: Jan Polák, CC BY-SA 3.0.