Hronov: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Hronov combines a distinctive focus on theatre and Jirásek with historic sites, mineral springs along the Metuje and paths through the countryside. Jiráskovo divadlo is the dominant building on the square in Hronov and was built according to a design by the architect Jindřich Freiwald. Since 1931, it has been the annual venue for the international amateur theatre festival Jiráskův Hronov.

Culture and History

The Jiráskovo muzeum is located on the second floor of Jiráskovo divadlo. It focuses on the history and ethnography of the Hronov region, as well as on the life and work of Alois Jirásek. The exhibition also includes an interactive theatre exhibition for families with children, where visitors can try out various theatre professions and engage in creative play.

Jiráskův rodný domek is an example of traditional folk architecture from the late 18th century. Alois Jirásek was born here on 23 August 1851. The exhibition conveys the atmosphere of a family bakery with folk-style furnishings and non-original bakery equipment.

Further historical connections can be found at the former cemetery next to the Church of All Saints, which is now designed as a meditation garden with Stations of the Rosary. The Baroque Marian column group on the square in Hronov dates from 1725. Svobodný dvůr stands on the site of a former medieval water castle and is a rare monument of folk architecture. Stará papírna – Čapkův mlýn houses an exhibition about the childhood of the Čapek siblings and the surroundings that inspired them to create numerous fairy tales.

Countryside

The Hronovka and Regnerka mineral springs are alkaline iron-bearing springs. They emerge near the bank of the Metuje from a shared spring structure. This spring structure was reconstructed in 2013; an information board about the springs is located nearby.

Routes

The moderately difficult Kolem Turova do Maršovského údolí hiking route begins in Hronov. It leads via Velký Dřevíč past Blaník Jiráskova kraje and Turov to a plateau above the settlement of Maršov nad Metují, then descends into the Metuje valley.

The Cesta psa Voříška route leads mostly downhill towards the former site of hronovský mlýn, which was once a paper mill. Jiráskův rodný domek and the mineral springs in the adjacent park are located nearby.

Other local pages in this selection: Suchý Důl, Česká Čermná, Česká Metuje, Vršovka, Vysoká Srbská, Velké Poříčí, Šonov U Nového Města Nad Metují, Horicky.

To the higher-level travel overview: Náchod District.