Hronov () is a town in Náchod District in the

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of the

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. It has about 6,000 inhabitants. It is known as the birthplace of writer

Alois Jirásek Alois Jirásek () (23 August 1851, Hronov, Kingdom of Bohemia – 12 March 1930, Prague) was a Czech writer, author of historical novels and plays. Jirásek was a high school history teacher in Litomyšl and later in Prague until his retirement ...

Administrative parts

Villages of Malá Čermná, Rokytník, Velký Dřevíč, Žabokrky and Zbečník are administrative parts of Hronov. Malá Čermná forms an

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of the municipal territory.

Geography

Hronov is located about north of

Náchod Náchod (; german: Nachod) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 19,000 inhabitants. It is known both as a tourist destination and centre of industry. The town centre with the castle complex is well preserved ...

and northeast of

Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; german: Königgrätz) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected by law as a ...

. The Malá Čermná exclave lies on the border with

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Broumov Highlands, but the southern part with the town proper lies in the Podorlická Uplands. The highest point is the Turov hill with an altitude of . Hronov is situated on the river

Metuje The Metuje (; german: Mettau) is a river in north-eastern Czech Republic. It is a left tributary of the Labe River. It is long, and its basin area is about 610 km2, of which in the Czech Republic. The Metuje flows through several towns, inc ...

. The Zbečník Stream flows through the western part of the territory an joins the Metuje in the urban area. In Hronov there are Hronovka and Regnerka mineral springs.

History

The first written mention of Hronov is from 1359. It was founded during the colonization of this territory between 1241 and 1285. In 1415, Hronov is referred to as a

market town A market town is a Human settlement, settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular marketplace, market; this distinguished it from a village or ...

. Until 1848, it was part of the

domain. In 1859, it was promoted to a town. Until 1918, the ''Hronow – Hronov'' town was a part of the

Austrian monarchy The Habsburg monarchy (german: Habsburgermonarchie, ), also known as the Danubian monarchy (german: Donaumonarchie, ), or Habsburg Empire (german: Habsburgerreich, ), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities ...

(Austria side after the

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), in the ''Nachod'' (Náchod) District, one of the 94 ''Bezirkshauptmannschaften'' in Bohemia. In 1949, the neighbouring municipalities of Velké Poříčí, Zbečník, Velký Dřevíč, Rokytník and Žabokrky were merged with Hronov. In 1960, Malá Čermná joined Hronov. In 1990, Velké Poříčí became a separate municipality.

Demographics

Transport

Hronov lies on the railway line leading from

to Broumov. There is the pedestrian border crossing with Poland ''Malá Čermná / Czermna''.

Culture

The Jiráskův Hronov festival of amateur theatre takes place here every year. The festival is named after the significant Czech writer and local native

Sights

The landmark of the town centre is the theatre which bears the name of Alois Jirásek. It was opened in 1930. The birthplace of Jirásek is a house from the 18th century and is a preserved example of folk architecture. The oldest monument in Hronov is the Church of All Saints. The originally Gothic church was baroque rebuilt in 1713–1717 and 1736. The late Renaissance bell tower was built in 1610.

Notable people

(1851–1930), writer, author of historical novels and plays * Paula Gans (1883–1941), painter *

Josef Čapek Josef Čapek (; 23 March 1887 – April 1945) was a Czech artist who was best known as a painter, but who was also noted as a writer and a poet. He invented the word "robot", which was introduced into literature by his brother, Karel Čapek. ...

(1887–1945), painter, writer and poet *

Egon Hostovský Egon Hostovský (23 April 1908 – 7 May 1973) was a Czech writer, editor and journalist. Biography Born in Hronov to a Jewish family, Hostovský studied at the gymnasium in Náchod in 1927, then took up philosophy in Prague. He briefl ...

(1908–1973), writer, editor and journalist

Twin towns – sister cities

Hronov is

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with: * Bielawa, Poland * Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland * Nowa Ruda (rural gmina), Poland *

Warrington Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the Borough of Warrington, borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The populati ...

, England, United Kingdom

References

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* {{authority control Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Náchod District