Zbečník
Village
Aerial view
Zbečník Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°28′50″N 16°10′06″E / 50.48056°N 16.16833°E / 50.48056; 16.16833
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Náchod
Municipality	Hronov
First mentioned	1422
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	1,008
Time zone	UTC+1 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	CEST
Website	www.zbecnik.com

Zbečník is a village and an administrative part of Hronov in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic,

Geography

Zbečník is located about 5 km from the border with Poland. The village lies on the border between the Broumov Highlands and Orlické Foothills. The highest point is the Maternice hill at 545 m (1,788 ft) above sea level. The 4.5 km-long brook of Zbečnický potok (a tributary of the Metuje) flows through the village. The village stretches along the main road in the Zbečnický potok valley.

History

The first written mention of Zbečník is from 1422. It was probably founded together with a fortress on the hill Kvikov in the 14th or 15th century. ^[2]

See also

• Jírova hill

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zbečník.

• Zbečník náš domov (in Czech)
• Osadní výbor Zbečník (in Czech)