Sendraž () is a municipality and village 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
Hradec Králové Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Etymology
The initial name of the village was probably Sěmidraž and was derived from the personal name Sěmidrah, meaning "Sěmidrah's (court)".
Geography
Sendraž is located about south 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
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. It lies in the
Orlické Foothills. The highest point is the Na Vartě hill at above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Sendraž is from 1338, when the village was almost entirely destroyed by fire. From 1548 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Sendraž belonged to the Náchod estate. From 1959 to 1990, Sendraž was a municipal part of
Jestřebí.
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
There are no protected
cultural monuments
Cultural heritage management (CHM) is the vocation and practice of managing cultural heritage. Ann Marie Sullivan, Cultural Heritage & New Media: A Future for the Past, 15 J. MARSHALL REV. INTELL. PROP. L. 604 (2016) https://repository.jmls.edu/cg ...
in the municipality.
A tourist destination is the observation tower on the Na Vartě hill. From the 1920s to the 1950s, a wooden tower stood on the hill. In 2007–2009, a metal observation tower was built, which also serves as a telecommunications tower for a mobile operator. The tower is high and the observation deck is at a height of .
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Villages in Náchod District