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Villages and towns

Villages and towns
Adršpach

Adršpach

Adršpach  History of settlement  In the earliest times, the area that is home to Adršpach Rocks was nothing more than a huge virgin forest. The entire region of the border mountains,

Bezděkov nad Metují

Bezděkov nad Metují

Bezděkov nad Metují  The village of Bezděkov nad Metují lies on a plateau three kilometres south of Police nad Metují, at an altitude of some 500 metres. There are 207

Božanov

Božanov

The village of Božanov is situated along the Božanovský brook below Broumovské stěny on the border with Poland. The principal landmark of the village and the surrounding countryside is Koruna

Broumov

Broumov

  The town of Broumov has been the administrative, economic and cultural centre of the Broumov Basin for more than seven hundred years. Its biggest tourist attraction is the Benedictine

Bukovice

Bukovice

The village of Bukovice is situated at the confluence of the Pěkovský and Hlavňovský streams, 1 kilometre north of Police nad Metují.  The settlement was founded in around 1220 by

Česká Metuje

Česká Metuje

The village of Česká Metuje lies some 5 kilometres northwest of Police nad Metují. The dominant landmark in the surrounding area is the table mountain of Ostaš. The village lies

Hejtmánkovice

Hejtmánkovice

The village of Hejtmánkovice was founded shortly after the Broumov region was settled in the 13th century - the first written record dates back to 1296. The Hejtmánkovice stream flows

Heřmánkovice

Heřmánkovice

The village of Heřmánkovice was founded before 1353 as part of the Břevnov Benedictine estate (the Benedictine Monastery in Broumov). It has been an independent municipality since 1849.  Heřmánkovice used to

Hynčice

Hynčice

The village of Hynčice lies in the western part of the Broumov Promontory by the Stěnava River. Hynčice is a popular spot for recreation and the public transport services (the

Jetřichov

Jetřichov

The village of Jetřichov lies some 2 kilometres from Meziměstí and 5.5 km from Broumov. The Stěnava River flows through the northern part of the village, which lies alongside

Křinice

Křinice

The village has been a village conservation area since 1995. It has preserved brick Broumov-type farmsteads dating from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. A nature trail with a

Machov

Machov

  The village of Machov is unique in that it is located in the picturesque valley of the Židovka River, in a basin wreathed by wooded hills, with the

Martínkovice

Martínkovice

The most notable heritage site in the village is the Baroque Church of St. George and St. Martin, part of the Broumov Group of Churches. Not far from Martínkovice,

Meziměstí

Meziměstí

A town located almost on the border with neighbouring Poland. Meziměstí includes the villages of Březová, Ruprechtice, Starostín and Vižňov. In the cadastre of Ruprechtice and Vižňov there

Otovice

Otovice

The village of Otovice is dominated by another of the Broumov Group of Churches, the Church of St. Barbara. It stands in the centre of the village and was

Police nad Metují

Police nad Metují

The town of Police nad Metují is located in the Náchod district. The geological development of this area not only led to the formation of a unique landscape area,

Stárkov

Stárkov

The town of Stárkov lies in the valley of the Dřevíč Creek, above its confluence with the Jívka stream, in the Broumov Promontory, surrounded on all sides

Suchý Důl

Suchý Důl

The village of Suchý Důl is located at the western foot of the Broumovské stěny rocks, along the Ledhujka stream, some 2.5 km east of the town of

Šonov

Šonov

History of the village  The village of Šonov was apparently founded in around 1250 by German colonists. It is linked with the foundation of the Broumov monastery. The basic charter has

Teplice nad Metují

Teplice nad Metují

The town of Teplice nad Metují lies in a picturesque valley on the upper reaches of the Metuje River near the state border with Poland.  The whole area of the town

Velké Petrovice

Velké Petrovice

The village of Velké Petrovice is located near the town of Police nad Metují in the southern part of the Polic Cretaceous Basin. The districts of Maršov, Petrovice and

Vernéřovice

Vernéřovice

The village of Vernéřovice lies 2 km from the town of Meziměstí in the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area. The first written record of the village dates back to 1351,

Žďár nad Metují

Žďár nad Metují

The first record of the existence of the village of Žďár nad Metují dates back to around 1213, when the place known as Polický Újezd was donated to the

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