Malé Svatonovice
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Malé Svatoňovice(ˈmalɛː ˈsvatoɲovɪtsɛ; ) is a village and municipality in the Hradec Králové Region
of the Czech Republic
at the bottom of Jestřebí hory, near the Krkonoše.
Malé Svatoňovice has approximately 1,587 citizens and area is 6,75 km². There is large train station
which was built in 1850's and enlarged during the World War II
. The train station
is so large due to coal mines.
There are many interesting geological places: hronov-porici fault, old mine
s and exposure of Permian
-Mesozoic
rocks. Malé Svatoňovice is starting point of many tourism trails.
Malé Svatoňovice is the birth place of Karel Čapek
(born January 9, 1890), one of the most famous Czech writers. There is a Čapek Brothers Museum in the village. Karel Čapek
's brother Josef
was the first Czech Cubist and in the Čapek Brothers Museum there is some of his work displayed.
In the village and neighborhood there are places which Čapek used in his book Nine Fairy Tales aka Fairy Tales published 1933 in UK (Devatero pohádek).
Another famous authoress using Studánka as background of her work is Božena Němcová
. She speaks about Studánka as pilgrimage place in her idealistic and the most renowned work The Grandmother (Babička).
In the central square of Malé Svatoňovice stands a baroque catholic church dedicated to the Virgin Mary (1734), the church was built in place of seven strong springs. Now springs are rising in chapel (1732). This place was witness of miraculous healings and recovery. In upper parts of village is crossed road with seven chapels.
There were hydrotherapeutic spas in some periods of village history, now closed.
Hradec Králové Region
Hradec Králové Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Hradec Králové....
of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
at the bottom of Jestřebí hory, near the Krkonoše.
Malé Svatoňovice has approximately 1,587 citizens and area is 6,75 km². There is large train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
which was built in 1850's and enlarged during the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
is so large due to coal mines.
There are many interesting geological places: hronov-porici fault, old mine
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
s and exposure of Permian
Permian
The PermianThe term "Permian" was introduced into geology in 1841 by Sir Sir R. I. Murchison, president of the Geological Society of London, who identified typical strata in extensive Russian explorations undertaken with Edouard de Verneuil; Murchison asserted in 1841 that he named his "Permian...
-Mesozoic
Mesozoic
The Mesozoic era is an interval of geological time from about 250 million years ago to about 65 million years ago. It is often referred to as the age of reptiles because reptiles, namely dinosaurs, were the dominant terrestrial and marine vertebrates of the time...
rocks. Malé Svatoňovice is starting point of many tourism trails.
Malé Svatoňovice is the birth place of Karel Čapek
Karel Capek
Karel Čapek was Czech writer of the 20th century.-Biography:Born in 1890 in the Bohemian mountain village of Malé Svatoňovice to an overbearing, emotional mother and a distant yet adored father, Čapek was the youngest of three siblings...
(born January 9, 1890), one of the most famous Czech writers. There is a Čapek Brothers Museum in the village. Karel Čapek
Karel Capek
Karel Čapek was Czech writer of the 20th century.-Biography:Born in 1890 in the Bohemian mountain village of Malé Svatoňovice to an overbearing, emotional mother and a distant yet adored father, Čapek was the youngest of three siblings...
's brother Josef
Josef Capek
Josef Čapek was a Czech artist who was best known as a painter, but who was also noted as a writer and a poet. He invented the word robot, which was introduced into literature by his brother, Karel Čapek.- Biography :...
was the first Czech Cubist and in the Čapek Brothers Museum there is some of his work displayed.
In the village and neighborhood there are places which Čapek used in his book Nine Fairy Tales aka Fairy Tales published 1933 in UK (Devatero pohádek).
Another famous authoress using Studánka as background of her work is Božena Němcová
Božena Nemcová
Božena Němcová was a Czech writer of the final phase of the Czech National Revival movement.-Biography:...
. She speaks about Studánka as pilgrimage place in her idealistic and the most renowned work The Grandmother (Babička).
In the central square of Malé Svatoňovice stands a baroque catholic church dedicated to the Virgin Mary (1734), the church was built in place of seven strong springs. Now springs are rising in chapel (1732). This place was witness of miraculous healings and recovery. In upper parts of village is crossed road with seven chapels.
There were hydrotherapeutic spas in some periods of village history, now closed.