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Zbečník is a village and municipal part of
Hronov Hronov () is a town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,100 inhabitants. It is known as the birthplace of writer Alois Jirásek. Administrative division Hronov consists of six municipal parts (i ...
in the
Hradec Králové Region Hradec Králové Region (, ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic located in the north-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Hradec Králové. The region neighbours the Pardubice Region in t ...
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 ...
.


Geography

Zbečník is located about 5 km from the border with
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
. The village lies on the border between the
Broumov Highlands Broumov (; ) is a town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,100 inhabitants. There are three important historic buildings, protected as national cultural monuments: the Benedictine monastery, the ...
and Orlické Foothills. The highest point is the Maternice hill at above sea level. The 4.5 km-long brook of Zbečnický potok (a tributary of the
Metuje The Metuje (; ) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Hradec Králové Region. It is long. Etymology The river was originally named Medhuje. It was derived from the Illyrian language, Illyrian ...
) flows through the village. The village stretches along the main road in the Zbečnický potok valley.


History

The first written mention of Zbečník is from 1422. It was probably founded together with a fortress on the hill Kvikov in the 14th or 15th century.


See also

* Jírova hora


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Osadní výbor Zbečník
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zbecnik Populated places in Náchod District Hronov Neighbourhoods in the Czech Republic