Hronov

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hronov
Coat of arms of Hronov
Hronov (Czech Republic)
Paris plan pointer b jms.svg
Basic data
State : Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
Region : Královéhradecký kraj
District : After that
Area : 2203 ha
Geographic location : 50 ° 29 '  N , 16 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 28 '38 "  N , 16 ° 11' 0"  E
Height: 364  m nm
Residents : 6,125 (Jan 1, 2019)
Postal code : 549 31 - 549 34
traffic
Street: State Road 567
Railway connection: Choceň – Meziměstí railway line
structure
Status: city
Districts: 6th
administration
Mayor : Hana Nedvědová (as of 2007)
Address: nám. Čs. armády 5
549 31 Hronov
Municipality number: 574082
Website : www.mestohronov.cz

Hronov (German Hronow ) is a town in Okres Náchod in the Hradec Králové region in the Czech Republic . It is located six kilometers north of Náchod .

geography

Aerial view

Hronov is located in the valley of the Metuje ( Mettau ). To the east, across the border with Poland, are the Heuscheuergebirge and the Bohemian Angle ; Hronov had strong ties to the latter for historical reasons, and the Eagle Mountains are to the southeast .

Neighboring towns are Bezděkov ( Bösig an der Mettau ) and Machov ( Machau ) in the northeast, Vysoká Srbská ( Hochsichel ) and Žďárky ( small fire ) in the east, Velké Poříčí ( Groß Poritsch ) in the south, and Horní Radechová ( Ober-Radechau ) and Červený Kostelec ( Rothkosteletz ) in the west.

In the Malá Čermná ( Kleintschermna ) district there is a border crossing to Czermna ( German Tscherbeey ), a district of Kudowa-Zdrój ( Bad Kudowa ).

history

Baroque Marian column

Hronov, which probably originated in the second half of the 13th century, was first mentioned in 1359. It bears the name of its founder, Hron von Načerat, who is documented as Hron von Náchod for 1254 . From the beginning it belonged to his reign of the same name Nachod , with which it remained connected until the abolition of patrimonial rule in 1848.

Due to its location, Hronov was repeatedly a military transit area and had to suffer many billeting and looting. During the Thirty Years War , the town was burned down by the Swedes.

During the German War , the Guard Corps moved in on the morning of June 27, 1866 under the command of Prince August von Württemberg . In 1870 Hronov received city status. With the railway connection in 1875, an economic boom began. At the beginning of the 20th century there was a cotton mill, mechanical weaving mill and a bleaching mill here.

traffic

The station is located on the Choceň – Meziměstí line , the former Chotzen-Halbstadt line of the Austro-Hungarian State Railway. Another train stop is the Hronov-Žabokrky stop .

Hronov is on the road (State Road 303) from Náchod via Malé and Velké Poříčí to Broumov . From this the state road 567 branches off to Rtyně v Podkrkonoší .

education

There is a hotel management school in Hronov.

Attractions

  • The Gothic parish church of All Saints , mentioned in 1359, fell into disrepair during the Thirty Years' War. When it was rebuilt in 1716–1717, it was expanded and baroque. The free-standing bell tower was built in 1610.
  • Baroque Marian column on the main square from 1725.
  • The birthplace of Alois Jirasek dates from the 18th century and is a museum.
  • The city ​​theater was built in 1930 based on plans by the architect Jindřich Freiwald .

Population development

  • 1832: 932 inhabitants (132 houses, 1 Jewish family)
  • 1857: 1,200 inhabitants
  • 1900: 3,710 Czech inhabitants
  • 1970: 7,404
  • 1980: 7.189
  • 1991: 6,653
  • 2001: 6,519

Community structure

The following localities belong to the town of Hronov:

  • Malá Čermná ( Kleintschermna )
  • Rokytník ( Roketnik )
  • Velký Dřevíč ( Großdrewitsch )
  • Žabokrky ( frog neck )
  • Zbečník ( Sbetschnik )

Personalities

Statue of Alois Jirásek

Twin cities

literature

Web links

Commons : Hronov  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)