Å onov () is a municipality and village in
Náchod District
Náchod District () is a district in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Náchod.
Administrative division
Náchod District is divided into four administrative districts of municipalities with extended ...
in the
Hradec Králové Region of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Geography
Å onov is located about northeast of
Náchod
Náchod (; ) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. It is known both as a tourist destination and centre of industry. The historic town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and i ...
and south of the Polish city of
Wałbrzych, on the border with Poland. It lies in the
Broumov Highlands and within the
Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area
The Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area (, abbreviated CHKO Broumovsko) is a protected landscape area in Hradec Králové Region in the Czech Republic, on the border with Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in ...
. The highest point is the hill Červená hora at above sea level. The village is situated in the valley of the stream Šonovský potok.
History
The village was founded by German colonists, probably between 1253 and 1258. The first written mention of Å onov is from 1300.
Demographics
Transport
On the Czech-Polish border is the road border crossing ''Å onov /
Tłumaczów''.
Sights
The main landmark of Šonov is the Church of Saint Margaret. It was built in the Baroque style in 1724–1726 according to the design by architect
Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer
Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer (; 1 September 1689 – 18 December 1751) was a German Bohemians, German Bohemian architect of the Baroque architecture, Baroque era. He is among the most prolific and renowned architects of his era in Bohemia. He was bo ...
. For its value it has been protected as a
national cultural monument since 2022.
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Villages in Náchod District