Adršpach
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Administrative division
Adršpach consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[1]
- Dolní Adršpach (131)
- Horní Adršpach (337)
Etymology
The initial German name of the settlement was Ebersbach, meaning "Eber's stream". Eber was an abbreviated form of the name Eberhart/Eberhard. The Czech name Adršpach was created by transliteration and gradual changes of the German name.[2]
Geography
Adršpach is located about Template:Convert north of Náchod and Template:Convert northeast of Hradec Králové. It borders Poland in the west. It lies in the Broumov Highlands. The highest point is the hill Dlouhý vrch at Template:Convert above sea level. The Metuje river flows through the municipality. The largest body of water is Lake Pískovna, created by flooding of a sandstone quarry.
The whole territory of Adršpach lies in the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area. Adršpach is known for the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, a set of sandstone formations protected as a national nature reserve.
History
The first written mention of Adršpach is from 1348.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
Adršpach is located on the railway line Trutnov–Teplice nad Metují. The municipality is served by two train stations: Adršpach and Horní Adršpach.[4]
Sights
The main tourist destination is the Adršpach Castle in Dolní Adršpach. It is a small aristocratic residence, built for the Bohdanecký of Hodkov family in the Renaissance style at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries.[5] Today, the castle houses the Climbing Museum and expositions about life at the castle and about flax industry.[6]
A cultural monument is the ruin of the original Gothic castle, located on a hill above Dolní Adršpach. The castle was probably founded in the first half of the 14th century, but it was demolished in 1447, after being occupied by robbers. A few fragments have survived.[7]
The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is located in the centre of Horní Adršpach. It is a rare example of a Neoclassical church in the region, built in 1827–1831.[8]
In popular culture
The nature in the municipality was used as the filming location for several films and TV series, including The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) and The Musketeers (2014).[9]
Twin towns – sister cities
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- Template:Flagicon Lubawka, Poland
- Template:Flagicon Radków, Poland
References
External links
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