Božanov

Božanov ( German Barzdorf ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located seven kilometers south of Broumov and three kilometers northwest of Radków on the border with Poland.

Geography

Božanov is located on the southwestern foot of the Falkenstein Mountains and north of the Table Mountains. The Waldhufendorf extends over four and a half miles along the creek Božanovský creek that forms the running southwest to northeast border below the town, and then empties into the stones.

To the east of the mountain rises Przepiórka (490 m ) south of the Biała Skala (720 m), is located behind the Szczeliniec Wielki (919 m). To the west lie Lopata (716 m), Božanovský Špičák (773 m) and Koruna ( 769 m ) north-west follows the Velka Kupa (708 m).

Neighboring towns are Martínkovice in the north, Otovice and Tłumaczów in the northeast, Gajów in the east, Skibin and Radków the southeast, Borek, Cerveny Vršek and Studena Voda in the south, Pasterka and Machovská Lhota in the southwest, Bělý in the west and Slavny and Suchy Dul in the northwest.

In the community Božanov exist with the transitions Machovský kříž / Pasterska Góra, Božanov / Radków and Studena Voda / Radków three tourist border crossings to Poland. The latter was opened in 2008. Božanov is located on the international cycling route No. 400

History

The town was founded in the wake of the reclamation of the area by the monastery Břevnov by German colonists in 1253 Villa Pertholdi was mentioned on March 15, 1256 by the Abbot Martin as one of the villages of the pen Braunau was first documented. Its name derives from a locator Perthold. Since the 14th century, the village is preserved as Berthelsdorf and in the 17th century we find the name Banzdorf. In 1363 the church became a parish church in Pertelsdorf. 1604 held the Reformation feeder. After the Battle of White Mountain in 1621 was recatholicisation the village, three years later went out the parish. Subsequently formed the church a branch of the parish in March village.

1708 ran under the abbot Othmar prong on the work to enlarge the church. Between 1735 and 1743 was the redesign, designed by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer. In 1784 the settlement was cold water. The village school was in 1790 in wood construction, a separate building. 1833 1,660 people lived in the village. Barzdorf was an agricultural village, with many of the residents of the house weaving earned some extra money. In addition, Falk Mountains sandstone was broken, among other things, the Brown pen was used because of its strength. At the beginning of the 19th century the village belonged to the biggest Untertandörfern of Braunauer Ländchen.

After the abolition of patrimonial Barzdorf made ​​with cold water, Rothehöh, Eichkatzel and Neuhof 1850 a municipality in the district court in the district of Braunau Braunau and. 1885 1,757 people lived in the community. While settled along the stones factories, impoverished the remote at the Prussian frontier village. Some of the residents worked in the Schroll 's factories in Braunau and half city. In these years Barzdorf was affected by a strong emigration. The emigrants settled especially in Chile. In 1923, the Widemut, the former Pfarrgut demolished. In 1930 the village had only 1,176 inhabitants. After the Munich Agreement Barzdorf, which was inhabited mainly German, was added to the German Reich in 1938 and belonged until 1945 to the district of Braunau. In the years 1945 and 1946, the expulsion of the German inhabitants took place. After the abolition of Okres Broumov Božanov came in 1961 Okres Náchod.

Districts

The municipality consists of the villages Božanov Božanov ( Barzdorf ) and Studena Voda (cold water ) and the local situation Na Končinách ( Endhäuser ) and the settlements Cerveny Vršek ( Rothehöh ) and U veverky ( Eichkatzel ). To Božanov include the corridors of the deserted village of Nový Dvůr ( Neuhof ).

Attractions

• Church of Mary Magdalene, built in 1735-1743, designed by Kilian Ignaz Dietzenhofer
• Hermitage of the Virgin Mary on Brünnl, built in 1890