Malé Svatoňovice
Malé Svatoňovice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmalɛː ˈsvatoɲovɪtsɛ]; German: Klein Schwadowitz) is a municipality and village in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. It lies at the bottom of Jestřebí hory, near the Krkonoše mountain range.
Malé Svatoňovice | |
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 Church of Seven Joys of the Virgin Mary | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Malé Svatoňovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°32′3″N 16°3′1″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Trutnov |
| First mentioned | 1357 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vladimír Provazník |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 441 m (1,447 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 1,509 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 542 34 |
| Website | www |
There is a large railway station, built in the 1850s and enlarged during World War II for use in the coal mining industry.
Malé Svatoňovice is the starting point of many tourism trails. Places of geological interest in the area include the Hronov-Poříčí fault, abandoned mines, and exposed Permian-Mesozoic rocks.
In 1890, Malé Svatoňovice became the birthplace of Karel Čapek, one of the most famous Czech writers. There is a Čapek Brothers Museum in the municipality. Karel Čapek's brother Josef was the first Czech Cubist, and some of his work is displayed in the museum. Some locations in the municipality and surrounding areas were used by Karel Čapek in his book Nine Fairy Tales (also known as Fairy Tales), published in the United Kingdom in 1933.
Another author to use Studánka as the backdrop for her work was Božena Němcová, who mentioned Studánka as a pilgrimage destination in her 1855 novel The Grandmother.
In the central square of Malé Svatoňovice is a baroque Catholic church from 1734, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The church was built on the site of seven strong springs. The springs now rise in the chapel, which was built in 1732. In the upper part of the municipality is a crossroads with seven chapels.
The municipality also used to be home to hydrotherapy spas, which are now closed.
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
External links
Media related to Malé Svatoňovice at Wikimedia Commons- Postcards of Malé Svatoňovice
- Parish Male Svatoňovice
