Bojanov is a market town in
Chrudim District
Chrudim District ( cs, okres Chrudim) is a district ('' okres'') within Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Chrudim.
Overview
The district has mostly flat terrain with slopes of Iron Mountains appearing on the sout ...
in the
Pardubice Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The villages of Holín, Horní Bezděkov, Hořelec, Hrbokov, Hůrka, Kovářov and Petrkov are administrative parts of Bojanov.
Geography
Bojanov is located about southwest of Chrudim and south of
Pardubice
Pardubice (; german: Pardubitz) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 89,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monu ...
. It lies in the
Iron Mountains
The Iron Mountains are a mountain range, subrange of the Blue Ridge Mountains. These mountains are located around the common meeting point of Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina.
A portion of the Appalachian Trail runs the crest of the Iron ...
. The highest point is the hill Na Hranicích at above sea level. The
Chrudimka
Chrudimka is a river in the Pardubice Region in the Czech Republic. It is a left tributary of Labe, beginning near Hlinsko and flowing mostly northward to the city of Pardubice
Pardubice (; german: Pardubitz) is a city in the Czech Republic. It ...
River flows through the territory.
History
Bojanov is one of the oldest settlements in the Iron Mountains area. The first written mention of the settlement is from 1126, when it belonged to the monastery in
Vilémov. From 1329 it became a part of Lichnice Castle estate owned by Jindřich of Lichtemberk. In the 15th century, Bojanov belonged to the Oheb Castle. In 1564, Bojanov was referred to as a
market town for the first time, with own coat of arms.
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipal territory.
Sights
The Church of Saint Vitus was built in the Baroque style in 1730. It has a separate wooden bell tower.
[
The Church of Saint Wenceslaus in Hrbokov was built in 1920–1922 on the site of a demolished Empire style church from the second half of the 19th century.]
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Populated places in Chrudim District
Market towns in the Czech Republic