Polná (Hazlov)

	Polná
	Village
	Official name:Polná
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Cheb
Municipality	Hazlov
Elevation	535 m (1,755 ft)
Coordinates	50°9′9″N12°14′42″E / 50.15250°N 12.24500°E Coordinates: 50°9′9″N12°14′42″E / 50.15250°N 12.24500°E
Area	7.83 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Population	45 (2001)
Density	6/km2 (16/sq mi)
First mentioned	1307
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	35132
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Polná (German: Hirschfeld) is a village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It is one of the six municipality districts of Hazlov. In 2001 the village had a population of 45.

German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol (Italy), the German-speaking Community of Belgium, and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg and a co-official language in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. The languages which are most similar to German are the other members of the West Germanic language branch: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, and Yiddish. There are also strong similarities in vocabulary with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, although those belong to the North Germanic group. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.

Karlovy Vary Region Region in Czech Republic

The Karlovy Vary Region or Carlsbad Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Karlovy Vary. The region is world-famous for its spas, including Karlovy Vary and Mariánské Lázně.

The Czech Republic, also known by its short-form name, Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast. The Czech Republic covers an area of 78,866 square kilometres (30,450 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic climate. It is a unitary parliamentary republic, with 10.6 million inhabitants; its capital and largest city is Prague, with 1.3 million residents. Other major cities are Brno, Ostrava, Olomouc and Pilsen. The Czech Republic is a member of the European Union (EU), NATO, the OECD, the United Nations, the OSCE, and the Council of Europe.

Geography

Polná lies 2.5 kilometres southwest from Hazlov, about 535 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by forests. It neighbour with Hazlov to the east, with Lipná to the north, with Táborská to the southeast and with Libá to the southwest. To the west there is the German border.

Lipná is a village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It is one of the six municipality districts of Hazlov. In 2001 the village had a population of 15.

Libá, until 1948 Libštejn, is a village and municipality in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps, Lake Constance and the High Rhine to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.

History

Polná was first mentioned in 1307, as a property of the Zedtwitz from Libá. From 1850 was part of Aš District, and few years later create its own municipality, with Podílná and Franky. In these days, Polná is a part of the municipality of Hazlov. In the 1960s a border-guard (Pohraniční stráž) base, was built close to the village.

The House of Zedtwitz is a Czech and German noble house. Between c. 1400 and c. 1945 it ruled the region around the town of Aš.

Landmarks

Frame house from 1792, with Virgin Mary painting and with a chapel,
two crucifix ,
conciliation cross .

A crucifix is an image of Jesus on the cross, as distinct from a bare cross. The representation of Jesus himself on the cross is referred to in English as the corpus.

A conciliation cross was a stone cross, which was set up in place where a murder or accident had happened. These memorial crosses are mostly located in central and western Europe.

Gallery

Conciliation cross and crucifix.
Frame house with chapel.

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Polná
Village

Official name:Polná

Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Cheb
Municipality	Hazlov

Elevation	535 m (1,755 ft)
Coordinates	50°9′9″N12°14′42″E / 50.15250°N 12.24500°E / 50.15250; 12.24500 Coordinates: 50°9′9″N12°14′42″E / 50.15250°N 12.24500°E / 50.15250; 12.24500

Area	7.83 km² (3.0 sq mi)

Population	45 (2001)
Density	6/km² (16/sq mi)

First mentioned	1307

Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	35132

Wikimedia Commons: Polná (Hazlov)