Deštné v Orlických horách

Destna Orlické Mountains ( German Deschney, also Deschnei ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located 16 km southeast of Nove Mesto nad Metují in the Eagle Mountains and belongs to Okres Rychnov nad Kněžnou.

Geography

The scattered settlement is located in the Eagle Mountains below the main ridge, at the confluence of Deštná in the Bela ( Alba ). West of the town, the mountain rises Špičák ( 833 m ) north of the Sedloňovský vrch (1050 m) and the Šerlich ( 1027 m ) and in the east the Malá Deštná ( 1090 m) and the Velka Deštná ( 1115 m ). By Destna leads the state road 310 between Zdobnice and Olešnice Orlické Mountains, from the place in the 321 Solnice and which branch 311 on the Scherlichpass after Orlické Záhoří. Below the Šerlich leads to the mountain hut Masaryk chata a hiking trail to the Polish Zieleniec.

Neighboring towns are Pastvini ( hut mountain ) in the north, Šerlich ( Scherlichgraben ) and Zieleniec in the northeast, Zákoutí (back angle ) to the east, Jedlova Orlické Mountains ( Tanndorf ) and DCIS ( Wiederdriß ) in the south, Šediviny ( Schedewie ) in the west and Plasnice ( Plaßnitz ), Ošerov ( Aschergraben ) and Sedloňov in the northwest.

History

Destna belonged to Hradec Kralove and was first mentioned in documents in 1362. This year it was transferred to the monastery Heiligenfeld by the Lords of Dobruška. After the fall of the monastery during the Hussite wars it got to the rule Opočno. Throughout history, it belonged to the rule Černíkovice and finally to the possession of the Kolowrat Rychnov nad Kněžnou.

The inhabitants lived on the timber, ash distillery, glass-making, charcoal burning, as well as work in sawing and grinding mills and glassworks. In addition, mountain pastoralism was operated; almost all earned some extra money with woodworking crafts and the Pascherei.

After the replacement of patrimonial Deschney 1848 an independent village, which belonged to the District Commission Neustadt an der Mettau from 1850. 1854 had Deschney with fire, rear angle, Wiederdriß, Dörfel, mountain hut and step angle 1206 inhabitants. In Plaßnitz with Plitzdorf, Schediwy, winding houses and Wollsberg lived 698 people.

After the Munich Agreement in 1938 Deschney came to the German Empire and became part of the county Grulich. At this time lived in Deschney 900 people in 211 houses. After the Second World War, the Germans were expelled. In 1950 the community had 922 inhabitants. In the second half of the 20th century, the population fell again by departure of numerous residents.

Today Destne is primarily a tourist center. In winter, several ski lifts are operated.

Desch Neyer Glashütte

From 1495 to 1750 the Gutsherrschaft ran a glass factory on Desch Neyer area. 1595 confirmed January Trček of Lipa a purchase of Glashütte master Georg Keller. For 1637 Donath Preußler ( Preissler ) for 1658 Anton Friedrich is detected as glass master. Because of the increasing deforestation, the glassworks was always moved further up into the mountains and from 1660 operated until its closure in 1750 on the slopes of Desch Neyer small Koppe in 940 m above sea level. The hut gained fame by producing the Kolowrater crystal. She was the only general who made ​​this luxurious glass. For she also worked the kolowratsche glass and porcelain painter Ignaz Preissler.

Another glassworks was 1873-1910 in rear angle ( Zákoutí ) operated whose owners were the landlords of Solnice.

Community structure

For the community of Destne v Orlické Mountains districts are not reported. To the municipality, the local theories include DCIS ( Wiederdriß ) Jedlova Orlické Mountains ( Tanndorf ) Mnichova ( Michowie ) Plasnice ( Plaßnitz ) and Zákoutí (back angle ) and the monolayer Kout (step angle) Luisino UDOLI ( Luis valley ), Paseka ( Brand), Šerlich ( Mitscherlich ) and Víska ( Dörfel ).

Attractions

• Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Destne, built 1720-1726 after plans by Johann Blasius Santini Aichl
• Museum of winter sports, tourism and crafts
• Chapel of the Holy Family in Plasnice
• Chapel of the Virgin Mary in DCIS, built in 1809
• Chapel of St. Matthew in Jedlova, built in 1737-1741, completed by Donatius Theodor Morazzi
• Statue group Mary with Joseph Joachim and Anna, before the church in Destne, created in 1781

Sons and daughters of the town

• Jerome Eustace Brinke (1808-1880), who was born in and lives in Tanndorf chronicler and poet is the creator of the " Weber song".
• The sculptor Vincent Wanitschke was born in 1932 in Deschnei.