After the expulsion of the Germans in 1945 , the town was officially renamed Havlíčkův Brod ( Ford of Havlíček ) in honor of the 19th century writer Karel Havlíček Borovský .
After The Second World War , the city was renamed to Havlíčkův Brod ( Ford of Havlíček ) , after Karel Havlíček Borovský , famous writer and journalist .