Adršpach (german: Adersbach) is a municipality in
Náchod District in the
Hradec Králové Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 500 inhabitants. It is known for the
Adršpach-Teplice Rocks.
Administrative parts
The municipality is made up of the villages of Dolní Adršpach and Horní Adršpach.
Geography
Adršpach is located about north of
Náchod
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and northeast of
Hradec Králové
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. It borders
Poland
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in the west. It lies in the
Broumov Highlands. The highest point is the hill Dlouhý vrch with an altitude of . The
Metuje river flows through the municipality. The largest body of water is Lake Pískovna, created by flooding of a sandstone quarry.
The whole territory of Adršpach lies in the
Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area. Adršpach is known for the
Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, a set of sandstone formations protected as a national nature reserve.
History
The first written mention of Vernéřovice is from 1348.
Transport
Adršpach lies on the railway line heading from
Trutnov to
Teplice nad Metují. There are two train stations: Adršpach and Horní Adršpach.
Sights
The main sights are ruins of the Gothic castle and Adršpach Chateau from the 16th century. The Climbing Museum is located in the chateau.
In popular culture
The nature in the municipality was used as the filming location for several films and TV series, including ''
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (2005) and ''
The Musketeers'' (2014).
Twin towns – sister cities
Adršpach is
twinned
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* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with:
*
Lubawka, Poland
*
Radków
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, Poland
References
External links
*
Official tourist portal
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Villages in Náchod District