Šonov
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Šonov
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Kostel v Šonově.jpg
| image_caption = Church of Saint Margaret
| image_flag = Sonov CZ flag.gif
| image_shield = Sonov CZ CoA.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Hradec Králové
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Náchod
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|35|27|N|16|24|6|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1300
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 20.72
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 460
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 295
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 549 71
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.sonov.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Šonov ({{langx|de|Schönau}}) is a municipality and village in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Geography
Šonov is located about {{convert|25|km}} northeast of Náchod and {{convert|21|km|abbr=on}} south of the Polish city of Wałbrzych, on the border with Poland. It lies in the Broumov Highlands and within the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area. The highest point is the hill Červená hora at {{convert|747|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The village is situated in the valley of the stream Šonovský potok.
History
The village was founded by German colonists, probably between 1253 and 1258. The first written mention of Šonov is from 1300.{{cite book |last1=Dimterová|first1=Gertruda|last2=Kahlerová|first2=Hildegarda|last3=Kahler|first3=Adolf|title=Obec Šonov|url=https://www.sonov.cz/e_download.php?file=data/editor/53cs_1.pdf&original=Obec+%C5%A0onov+-+historie.pdf|publisher=Heimatkreis Braunau|page=10|language=cs|year=1981|access-date=2024-02-08}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1959
|1880|1786
|1890|1556
|1900|1364
|1910|1258
|1921|1150
|1930|1085
|1950|494
|1961|429
|1970|355
|1980|305
|1991|308
|2001|322
|2011|322
|2021|284
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
On the Czech-Polish border is the road border crossing Šonov / Tłumaczów.
Sights
The main landmark of Šonov is the Church of Saint Margaret. It was built in the Baroque style in 1724–1726 according to the design by architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer. For its value it has been protected as a national cultural monument since 2022.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Markéty|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-markety-14789781|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-07-21}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Šonov}}
- {{official|https://www.sonov.cz/}}
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