Zbečník
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Zbečník | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 50°28′50″N 16°10′06″E / 50.48056°N 16.16833°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Hradec Králové |
District | Náchod |
Municipality | Hronov |
First mentioned | 1422 |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,008 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST |
Website | www |
Zbečník is a village and an administrative part of Hronov in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic,
Geography
[edit]Zbečník is located about 5 km from the border with Poland. The village lies on the border between the Broumov Highlands and Orlické Foothills. The highest point is the Maternice hill at 545 m (1,788 ft) above sea level. The 4.5 km-long brook of Zbečnický potok (a tributary of the Metuje) flows through the village. The village stretches along the main road in the Zbečnický potok valley.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Zbečník is from 1422. It was probably founded together with a fortress on the hill Kvikov in the 14th or 15th century.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Výsledky sčítání 2021 – otevřená data" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022-12-21.
- ^ "Zbečník". Hronovsko v minulosti (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
External links
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- Zbečník náš domov (in Czech)
- Osadní výbor Zbečník (in Czech)