Hvožďany (Domažlice District)

Hvožďany ( German Hoslau ) is a West Bohemian village in Okres Domažlice. With 32 inhabitants, it is one of the municipalities with the lowest number of inhabitants in the Czech Republic.

Geography

Hvožďany Located two kilometers west of Poběžovice in 507 m asl on the north bank of the Pivoňka in the foothills of the Upper Palatinate Forest. Between Hvožďany and Načetín occurs hercynite, which was used to grind glass as " Ronsperger emery ".

Neighboring communities

The neighboring municipalities (clockwise ) are: Drahotín, Poběžovice, Mnichov u Poběžovic, Poběžovice and Hora Svatého Václava.

History

The name means Hvožďany forest dwellers (Czech: hvozd = high forest, forestry ). Hoslau (also: Haßls, Haslau, Haslern ) was mentioned in writing in 1528. It went from the reign Stary Herštejn in the possession of the Lords of Poběžovice over. 1656 saw Hoslau 4 farmers, 9 Chalupner, gardener, 45 teams, 22 cows, 25 young cattle, 32 sheep and 52 pigs.

1789 included the village of 22 houses. In 1839 it belonged to Majoratsherrschaft Bischofteinitz and had 25 houses, 175 inhabitants, an inn, several mills, a loop mirror and was the parish of Berg and enrolled after Ronsperg. In 1913 Hoslau 23 houses, 145 inhabitants, several mills, a beer pub, two Müller, a shingle producers, a blacksmith, a host and a tobacconist.

1900 Wenceslas chapel was built, which was demolished in the 1970s. Near Hoslau there should have been a Jewish cemetery.

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