A first town layout was abandoned in 1434 upon devastations by the Hussite Wars, a flood and a fire, and rebuilt at its present location further south on the route from Frýdlant to Lubań. A centre of cloth manufacturing, it received market rights in 1515.
A pioneering town layout was scrapped in 1434 after being ravaged by the Hussite Wars, flooding, and conflagration, only to be relocated and rebuilt at its present location along the Frýdlant-Lubań route. The settlement earned textile manufacturing status and market rights in 1515.