The Broumov region is packed with Baroque monuments and beautiful architecture, and also boasts some extremely valuable cultural heritage. There are two urban conservation zones, the towns of Broumov and Police nad Metují, a village conservation reserve in Křinice, two Benedictine monasteries - in Broumov and in Police nad Metují, the oldest wooden church in Bohemia, exhibition Broumov-type brick farmsteads, dozens of chapels, Stations of the Cross and hundreds of sandstone sculptures and crosses of exceptional artistic value, located in the various villages as well as out in the open countryside.
The most important heritage sights include the Broumov group of churches, which were recently declared a national cultural monument.
History of the monastery The monastery was founded in the 13th century after Ottokar I of Bohemia donated the local estate to the monks of the Order of St. Benedict. In
The appearance of the monastery we see today is the result of renovation work carried out during the High Baroque period. In 1726, Abbot Zinke approved the complete demolition
One of the oldest all-wooden sacral monuments in Central Europe
The Břevnov monastery tradition has it that, in the early 13th century, Abbot Kuno sent the Rajhrad monk Juryk (or Jurik) to the area of what is now
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul, located on Church Square in Broumov, is one of the city’s most significant ecclesiastical buildings and serves as a striking architectural
The Broumov Group of Churches is a unique set of Baroque sacred buildings harmoniously integrated into the Broumov region’s landscape
The Baroque Church of St. Prokop, a dominant landmark of Bezděkov nad Metují, is part of the so-called Broumov Group of Churches. This architectural gem from the 18th
The Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Božanov is one of the most significant Baroque religious monuments in the Broumov region. Since July 1, 2022, it has been
The Church of St. Michael the Archangel is a striking landmark in the small village of Vernéřovice in the Broumov region. It stands on a hill in the center of
The Church of Saints George and Martin in Martínkovice is one of the most prominent and valuable sacred buildings in the Broumov region. Proudly standing on a hill above the
The Church of Saint Margaret stands alone on a hill west of the village of Šonov. Its striking position offers a beautiful view of Broumov and the surrounding landscape,
The Church of Saint James the Greater rises on a hill in the northern part of the village of Ruprechtice, situated directly in the middle of the local cemetery.
The Church of All Saints in Heřmánkovice is one of the most important Baroque buildings in the Broumov region and forms a striking landmark of both the village and the
The Baroque Church of Saint Anne is a significant part of the so-called Broumov group of churches, which were built in the 1720s on commission from the Broumov Monastery.
Church of Saint Barbara in Otovice The Baroque Church of Saint Barbara in Otovice is a distinctive and unique building within the Broumov Group of Churches, a collection of sacral
The smallest Baroque church of K. I. Dientzenhofer in the Broumov region.
Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows at Hvězda Perched at an altitude of 674 metres atop the Hvězda peak in the Broumov Walls, the Chapel of Our Lady of
The church was founded by Abbot Martin I and built in 1253-1294, together with the Benedictine monastery in Břevnov. It was built in the Cistercian-Burgundian style, in the
During the 15th century, the fortress of the Lords of Berka of Dubá used to stand on the site of what is now the chateau. The first major reconstruction
The original green chapel was built in Ticháček Forest in 1897, on the site of the visions of the Virgin Mary that appeared to Kristina Ringlová here in 1892-1895.
The Marian Column stands in the middle of Mírové náměstí in Broumov. Otmar Zinke, the abbot of the Broumov monastery, had the column erected in 1706 as a
The Baroque Bischofstein Chateau is located on the outskirts of the village of Skály, in a forest near Teplice nad Metují. It is surrounded by sandstone cliffs with a
From the mid-13th century onwards, colonists arrived in the regions of Teplice and Broumov, mainly from Thuringia, bringing a specific type of farmstead known as the "Frankish
The Cross of Reconciliation on Buková Mountain - a memorial dedicated to the victims of national disputes in the Broumov region built as a message of tolerance, non-violence and