Žernov u České Skalice
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Královéhradecký kraj | ||||
| District : | After that | ||||
| Area : | 469 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 26 ' N , 16 ° 3' E | ||||
| Height: | 382 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 275 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 552 03 | ||||
| License plate : | H | ||||
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| Street: | Česká Skalice - Červená Hora | ||||
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| Status: | Městys | ||||
| Districts: | 2 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Libor Mojžíš (as of 2008) | ||||
| Address: | Žernov 112 552 03 Česká Skalice |
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| Municipality number: | 574708 | ||||
| Website : | www.zernov.cz | ||||
Žernov (until 1921 Žernovy , German Schernau ) is a minority in the Czech Republic . It is four kilometers north of Česká Skalice and belongs to the Okres Náchod .
geography
Žernov is located on the left, above the Úpa valley, known in this area as Babiččino údolí . To the west are the remains of the giant castle .
Neighboring towns are Červená Hora in the north, Popluží and Všeliby in the north-east, Bakov, Na Pastvišti and Třtice in the east, Studnice and Kozlář in the south-east, Zlíč and Ratibořice in the south, Heřmanický Dvůr and Vestec in the south-west, Pohodlí and Rýzoblář in the west as well as Svtoblář and Slatina nad Úpou in the northwest.
history
The first written mention of Žernov took place in 1417. The village belonged to the Giant Castle . After the castle was abandoned in the 16th century, Zikmund Smiřický von Smiřice bought the Giant Castle with all eight associated villages in 1600 and added them to the Nachod rule .
After the abolition of patrimonial Žernovy formed with the districts Ratibořice and Riesenburg from 1850 a municipality in the district of Neustadt an der Mettau . At the end of the 19th century, Vestec came to the Nachod district . In 1921 the Czech place name Žernovy was changed to Žernov. At the beginning of 1961 Ratibořice was spun off and reassigned to Česká Skalice. Since December 9th, 2015 Žernov has been a minority town.
Community structure
The municipality of Žernov consists of the districts Rýzmburk ( giant castle ) and Žernov ( Schernau ) and the settlement Pohodlí ( Pohodly ).
Attractions
- Maria Schnee chapel
- Ratibořice Castle
- Grandmother Valley
Individual evidence
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
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