Adršpach

Adršpach
Municipality
Adršpach Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Adršpach Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°37′7″N 16°6′31″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Náchod
First mentioned	1348
Area
• Total	19.65 km^2 (7.59 sq mi)
Elevation	554 m (1,818 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	493
• Density	25/km^2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	549 52
Website	www.obecadrspach.cz

Adršpach (German: Adersbach) is a municipality in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. It is known for the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks.

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of the villages of Dolní Adršpach and Horní Adršpach.

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-Teplice Rocks with Lake Pískovna

Adršpach is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Náchod and 49 km (30 mi) 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 698 m (2,290 ft) 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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,424 —     1880 1,674 +17.6% 1890 1,660 −0.8% 1900 1,538 −7.3% 1910 1,605 +4.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,449 −9.7% 1930 1,490 +2.8% 1950 789 −47.0% 1961 660 −16.3% 1970 565 −14.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 609 +7.8% 1991 535 −12.2% 2001 508 −5.0% 2011 511 +0.6% 2021 468 −8.4%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Adršpach is located on the railway line Trutnov–Teplice nad Metují. The municipality is served by two train stations: Adršpach and Horní Adršpach.^[6]

Sights

Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

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.^[7] Today, the castle houses the Climbing Museum and expositions about life at the castle and about flax industry.^[8]

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.^[9]

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.^[10]

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).^[11]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Adršpach is twinned with:^[12][13]

• Lubawka, Poland
• Radków, Poland

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 4–5.
3. "Názvy obce" (in Czech). Obec Adršpach. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Detail stanice Adršpach" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
7. "Zámek se zahradou" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
8. "Zámek" (in Czech). Obec Adršpach. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
9. "Hrad Adršpach, zřícenina" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
10. "Kostel sv. Kříže" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
11. "Kůň se lekl klapky a unášel mě ze skal, vzpomíná Trávníček na Adršpach" (in Czech). iDnes. 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
12. "Main Page" (in Polish). Gmina Lubawka. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
13. "Strategia zrównoważonego rozwoju gminy Radków 2017–2025" (PDF) (in Polish). Gmina Radków. 2016-12-11. pp. 61–62. Retrieved 2020-09-03.

External links

• Official website
• Official tourist portal