Teplice nad Metují

Teplice nad Metují (Weckelsdorf) is a town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The villages and hamlets of Bohdašín, Dědov, Dolní Teplice, Horní Teplice, Javor, Lachov, Libná, Skály and Zdoňov are administrative parts of Teplice nad Metují.

Geography
Teplice nad Metují is located about 19 km north of Náchod and 21 km southwest of the Polish city of Wałbrzych. It is located on the border with Poland. It lies in the Broumov Highlands, in the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area. The highest point is the hill Čáp with an altitude of 786 m. The river Metuje flows through the town.

Teplice nad Metují is known for the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, a set of sandstone formations protected as a national nature reserve.

History
The predecessors of Teplice nad Metují and villages in the municipality were the castles Střmen and Skály, built for protection of a trade route in the 13th century, and small settlements around them. The first written mention of Teplice located below Střmen is from 1362. The Střmen castle was demolished in 1447. From 1614 to 1848, Teplice was divided into Horní Teplice and Dolní Teplice ("Lower" and "Upper" Teplice) and had different owners.

During World War II, the German occupiers operated the E431 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in Dolní Teplice.

Transport
On the Czech-Polish border are the road border crossing Zdoňov / Łączna and the pedestrian border crossing Libná / Chełmsko Śląskie.

Teplice nad Metují is located on the railway lines Broumov–Starkoč and Trutnov–Teplice nad Metují. There are four train stations and stops: Teplice nad Metují, Teplice nad Metují město, Teplice nad Metují skály and Dědov.

Sights
The Church of Saint Lawrence was built in the Baroque style in 1724. The pilgrimage Church of Our Lady Help of Christians was built in 1754–1763 and has a unique wooden hermitage.

The Horní Castle was built in the Renaissance style in 1599 and today serves as the municipal office. The early Baroque Dolní Castle from 1664 houses a retirement home.

On the Čáp hill there is an observation tower.

Notable people

 * Josef Tichatschek (1807–1886), opera singer

Twin towns – sister cities
Teplice nad Metují is twinned with:
 * 🇵🇱 Jaworzyna Śląska, Poland