Machov
Machov () is a market town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Administrative parts. Villages of Bělý, Machovská Lhota and Nízká Srbská are administrative parts of Machov. Geography. Machov lies on the border with Poland. There is a road border crossing. Machov, Machovská Lhota and Nízká Srbská lie in a valley of the brook Židovka. Bělý lies on the brook Třeslice, which flows into Židovka in Nízká Srbská. Machov entirely lies in the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area. Near Machov, there are important resources of drinking water thanks to a  geological substratum that filters rain water. History. The first written mention of Machov is from 1354. It was probably founded during the colonization of this region in the 13th century. In 1465, it is first referred to as a market town. In 1545, it became a part of the large Náchod estate. The most significant owner of Machov was Ottavio Piccolomini, during whose cruel rule began the discontent of the population leading to a peasant uprising in 1775. Sights. The Church of Saint Wenceslaus was originally a wooden church from the 14th century. with a separate bell tower from 1586 . This church fell into disrepair and was replaced by the current Baroque building in 1675. On the square there is a Baroque Marian column from 1761. A protected lime tree ("tilia cordata") with estimated age of 500 years grows near house number 26. In Nízká Srbská there is a preserved smithy from 1799. In Machovská Lhota there is a former evangelical rectory from 1813. Twin towns – sister cities. Machov is twinned with: