ChvaleÄ
Chvaleč ( German Qualisch ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located eleven kilometers northeast of Trutnov on the border with Poland and is part of the Okres Trutnov.
Geography
Chvaleč is located in the north of the hawk mountains in the valley of the brook Chvalečský creek. To the east rises the Krupná hora (705 m), in the southeast the Přední Hradiště (710 m) and in the northwest of Węglarz ( 567 m). There is a border crossing for local border traffic between Petříkovice and Okrzeszyn. Southwest is the disused coal mine Celestin.
Neighboring towns are Okrzeszyn and Uniemyśl in the north, Horni Adršpach in the northeast, Hodkovice in the east, in the southeast Janovice, Radvanice, Studénka and Slavětín in the south, Lhota and Bezděkov in the southwest and Petříkovice in the West.
History
The first mention of Qualisdorph dates from the year 1329. Starting from the mid-19th century made Qualisch a municipality in the district court Trautenau.
Between 1850 and 1870 formed Slatin / Slavětín Town of Qualisch. Then the village broke off and formed its own community.
Community structure
The municipality consists of the villages Chvaleč Chvaleč ( Qualisch ) and Petříkovice ( Petersdorf ).
Attractions
- James the Greater Church, built in 1706
- Chapel in Petříkovice
- Monument to Ladislav Opočenský in Petříkovice
- Timbered Chaluppe