Bezděkov nad Metují
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bezděkov nad Metují
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Kostel svatého Prokopa v Bezděkově nad Metují.jpg
| image_caption = Church of Saint Procopius
| image_flag = Flag of Bezděkov nad Metují.svg
| image_shield = Bezděkov nad Metují CoA CZ.png
| 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|30|35|N|16|13|46|E|display=inline,title}}
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| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1358
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 5.17
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 476
| 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 = 621
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 549 64
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| website = {{URL|https://www.bezdekov.org/}}
| footnotes =
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Bezděkov nad Metují ({{langx|de|Bösig an der Mettau}}) is a municipality and village in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Geography
Bezděkov nad Metují is located about {{convert|11|km|0}} northeast of Náchod and {{convert|29|km|abbr=on}} south of the Polish city of Wałbrzych. It lies in the Broumov Highlands. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Metuje River, on a plateau above the river. Bezděkov nad Metují entirely lies within the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area.
History
The first written mention of Bezděkov nad Metují is from 1358. It was probably founded before 1241. The railway was built in 1873–1875.{{cite web |title=Stručné údaje|url=https://www.bezdekov.org/obec-7/historie/|publisher=Obec Bezděkov nad Metují|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-08}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|759
|1880|778
|1890|775
|1900|723
|1910|708
|1921|656
|1930|697
|1950|602
|1961|571
|1970|523
|1980|486
|1991|482
|2001|510
|2011|504
|2021|608
|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
The train station in the territory of Bezděkov nad Metují is named Police nad Metují after the neighbouring town of Police nad Metují. It is located on the railway line Broumov–Starkoč.{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Police n.Metují|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/police-n-metuji/5453800|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-08}}
Sights
The main landmark of Bezděkov nad Metují is the Church of Saint Procopius. 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. Prokopa|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-prokopa-20099171|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-07-20}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Bezděkov nad Metují}}
- {{official|https://www.bezdekov.org/}}
{{Náchod District}}
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