Černousy () is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Administrative division Černousy consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Černousy (160) Boleslav (75) Ves (77)
Etymology It is believed that the name is of Slavic origin and may have originated from the word črnousi ('people with black beards').
Geography Černousy is located about north of Liberec, in a salient region of Frýdlant Hook on the border with Poland. It lies in the Jizera Foothills. The highest point is the Štemberk hill at above sea level. The Smědá River flows through the municipality.
History The first written mention of Černousy is from 1385.
Demographics
Transport On the Czech–Polish border are two border crossings: the railway border crossing Frýdlant v Čechách / Zawidów and the road border crossing Černousy – Ves / Zawidów.
Černousy is the final station and starting point of the railway line Liberec–Černousy.
Sights
The most notable building is the Church of Saint Lawrence in Ves. It is a late Gothic church, which was first documented in 1346 and rebuilt in 1519.
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