Editing Liberec (section)

===11th–16th centuries===
In the 11th or 12th century, a settlement named Habersdorf, which was the predecessor of Liberec, was established on the [[trade route]] from [[Bohemia]] to [[Lusatia]] by Czech settlers and German colonizers. In the 13th century, a second settlement named Reichenberg was established near the first one. The two settlements later merged. The first written mention of Liberec under its German name Reichenberg is from 1352.<ref name=history>{{cite web |title=Liberecká historie v kostce|url=https://www.liberec.cz/cz/radnice/strategie-projekty/projekty-mesta/ostatni-projekty/zahrada-libereckych-vzpominek/liberecka-historie-kostce.html|publisher=City of Liberec|language=cs|access-date=2022-09-21}}</ref>

Starting in 1278, the area was owned by the noble Bieberstein family. Reichenberg suffered from the passing through of troops during the [[Hussite Wars]], then was burned down in 1469 during a battle with the army of King [[George of Poděbrady]]. After the Biebersteins died out, the [[Frýdlant]] estate, which included Reichenberg, was bought by the Redern family in 1558. The Rederns contributed significantly to the development of the settlement, as they built new buildings, modernized the settlement and laid the foundation of the textile industry. In 1577, Reichenberg was promoted to a town by Emperor [[Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor|Rudolf II]]. He gave the town the coat of arms it still uses today.<ref name=history/>