Teplice nad MetujÃ
Teplice nad Metují ( German Weckelsdorf, also Wekelsdorf ) is a city on the river Mettau ( Metuje ) in the eastern Bohemian Okres Náchod, Hradec Králové Region (Czech Republic).
Geography
Teplice is located between the Giant Mountains and the Falk Mountains on the eastern edge of the Adersbach - Teplice Rocks. Neighboring towns are Meziměstí and Bohdašín in the Northeast, Police and Zdar in the southeast, and Stárkov Česká Metuje in the south, Dolni Vernéřovice (sub Wernersdorf ) and Jívka in the southwest and Janovice in the West. South-west are the ruins of the castle Skály ( Bischofstein ), southeast lies the nature reserve Ostaš.
History
The first written mention dates from 1362, in which the village was first mentioned under the name " Guweynsdorf alias teplicz " in the justified from the Prague Archbishop Ernest of Pardubice Confirmation books. The place at that time belonged to Tas of giant castle.
The market Wekelsdorf had on December 1, 1930 1205 inhabitants, on 17 May 1939 were 1,199 and on May 22, 1947 842 inhabitants.
In June 1945, 23 were shot by German Czechs, which previously had denied at the border to Silesia the transition, the Polish authorities above the town.
Usually end of August, the town hosts the International Film Festival climbers MHFF ( Mezinárodní horolezecký Filmový festival ) instead.
Districts
- Bohdašín ( Bodisch )
- Dědov (Low Moor ) with Žofilnó Údolí ( Sophienthal )
- Dolni Teplice ( Unterweckelsdorf ) with Zátiší ( Fiebichhäuser )
- Horni Teplice ( Oberweckelsdorf ) with Střemenské podhradí ( Trmeny )
- Javor (upper Moors )
- Lachov ( Löchau )
- Rocks ( Bischofstein ) with Záhoří ( Zahorsch )
- Teplice nad Metují ( Weckelsdorf ) with Bučnice ( Buchwald village), Kamenec ( web tires) and Nový Dvůr ( Neuhof )
- Zdoňov ( Merkel village) with Libnah ( Liebenau )
Attractions
- The St. Lawrence's Church was built in 1724 in the Baroque style by Johann Straka of Nedabylice (Jan Straka z Nedabylic ).
- The Renaissance castle was built in 1599 under Wenzel Bohdanecký of Hodkow ( Václav Bohdanecký z Hodkova ). Today it serves as City Hall.
- The Lower Castle was built in 1664 Sigmund Schmiedl of forging ( Zikmund Schmiedl ze forging).
- The pilgrimage church Maria Hilf emerged in the 1754 bis 1763rd