The town of Turnov lies in the middle of the protected landscape area Bohemian Paradise, of which it is the natural center. Population
is around 14, 600. The town was founded over the river Jizera around 1250 by Jaroslav and Havel of
Hruštice, the first written mention dates from 1272. Thanks to the richness of local deposits, there has been a 16th century.
century developed the processing of precious stones, the tradition of jewelry and stonemasonry is still alive in Turnov (in
in 1184, a secondary jewelery school was founded in Turnov, as the first in Central Europe). The city is
the founder of four primary schools and a basic art school, there is also a grammar school, the Business Academy,
Hotel School and Secondary Vocational School, Secondary Medical School and Secondary School of Applied Arts and
Higher vocational school, special primary school, Children's Center for handicapped children and Education center,
o.p.s. In the city there is the Museum of Bohemian Paradise, a state castle
Hrubý Rohozec, the Jewish synagogue and other galleries and sights.