Žernov (Náchod District)

Žernov is a market town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The hamlet of Rýzmburk is an administrative part of Žernov.

Geography
Žernov is located about 7 km northwest of Náchod and 28 km northeast of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Giant Mountains Foothills. The market town is situated on a plateau above the Úpa River, which flows along the eastern municipal border. Smaller part of the Grandmother's Valley (Babiččino údolí) National Nature Monument, which stretches along the river, is located in the municipal territory.

History
The first written mention of Žernov is from 1417. In that time, it was already referred to as a market town. It belonged to the Rýzmburk estate, managed from the nearby castle. In the 16th century, the Rýzmburk estate was annexed to the Náchod estate.

Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights
The main landmark of the centre of Žernov is the Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows. It was built in 1790 and rebuilt into its present form in 1890.

A technical monument is the Red Bridge. It is a wooden suspension bridge, built in 1880.

The Rýzmburk Castle was built at the beginning of the 14th century. In the 16th century, it fell into disrepair and had to be repaired. In 1641 (during the Thirty Years' War), the castle was burned. From 1687, it was dismantled for building stone, which was used for the Ratibořice and Náchod castles. Today, the ruins of the castle consist of only two cellars and small remnants of walls.