Polná (
German: ''Hirschfeld'') is a village in
Karlovy Vary Region,
Czech Republic. It is one of the six municipality districts of
Hazlov
Hazlov (german: Haslau) is a municipality and village in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Lipná, Polná, Skalka, Vlastislav and Výhledy are admini ...
. In 2001 the village had a population of 45.
Geography
Polná lies 2.5 kilometres southwest from Hazlov, about 535 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by forests. It neighbour with Hazlov to the east, with
Lipná to the north, with
Táborská to the southeast and with
Libá to the southwest. To the west there is the
German border.
History
Polná was first mentioned in 1307, as a property of the
Zedtwitz from
Libá. From 1850 was part of Aš District, and few years later create its own municipality, with ''Podílná'' and ''Franky''. In these days, Polná is a part of the municipality of Hazlov. In the 1960s a border-guard ''(Pohraniční stráž)'' base, was built close to the village.
Landmarks
*
Frame house from 1792, with
Virgin Mary painting and with a chapel,
* two
crucifix,
*
conciliation cross
A conciliation cross, also known as a roadside cross, is a stone cross, which was set up in a place where a murder or accident had happened.
Purpose
In medieval times, they were sometimes handmade by the murderer as a symbol of conciliation with ...
.
Gallery
Image:Polná 2008-11-01 (kříž a muka).JPG, Conciliation cross and crucifix.
Image:Polná 2008-11-01 (kaple).JPG, Frame house with chapel.
References
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Hazlov
Villages in Cheb District