Žernov is a market town in

Náchod District Náchod District () is a district in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Náchod. Administrative division Náchod District is divided into four administrative districts of municipalities with extended ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Žernov consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Žernov (262) *Rýzmburk (15)

Geography

Žernov is located about northwest of

Náchod Náchod (; ) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. It is known both as a tourist destination and centre of industry. The historic town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and i ...

and northeast of

Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; ) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 94,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech R ...

. It lies in the

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. The market town is situated on a plateau above the

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River, which flows along the eastern municipal border. Smaller part of the Grandmother's Valley (''Babiččino údolí'') National Nature Monument, which stretches along the river, is located in the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Žernov is from 1417. In that time, it was already referred to as a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

. It belonged to the Rýzmburk estate, managed from the nearby castle. In the 16th century, the Rýzmburk estate was annexed to the

estate.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of the centre of Žernov is the Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows. It was built in 1790 and rebuilt into its present form in 1890. A technical monument is the Red Bridge. It is a wooden suspension bridge, built in 1880. The Rýzmburk Castle was built at the beginning of the 14th century. In the 16th century, it fell into disrepair and had to be repaired. In 1641 (during the

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), the castle was burned. From 1687, it was dismantled for building stone, which was used for the Ratibořice and Náchod castles. Today, the ruins of the castle consist of only two cellars and small remnants of walls.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zernov Market towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Náchod District