Černousy

Černousy (Tschernhausen) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The villages of Boleslav and Ves are administrative parts of Černousy.

Geography
Černousy is located about 25 km north of Liberec, in a salient region of Frýdlant Hook on the border with Poland. It lies in the Frýdlant Hills. The highest point is the Štemberk hill at 340 m above sea level. The Smědá River flows through the municipality.

History
The first written mention of Černousy is from 1385.

Transport
There are two border crossings to Poland: the railway border crossing Frýdlant v Čechách / Zawidów and the road border crossing Černousy – Ves / Zawidów.

Černousy is the final station 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.