Machov, Hradec Králové District, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic

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🇨🇿 Machov (Machau) is a market town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic.

Administrative parts Villages of Bělý, Machovská Lhota and Nízká Srbská are administrative parts of Machov.

Geography Machov is located about 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Náchod and 29 km (18 mi) south of the Polish city of Wałbrzych. It is located on the border with Poland. It lies in the Broumov Highlands. Machov, Machovská Lhota and Nízká Srbská lie in the valley of the Židovka brook. Bělý lies on the Třeslice brook, which flows into the 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.

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Machov has a population of over 1,100 people. Machov also forms part of the wider Náchod District which has a population of over 110,240 people. It is also a part of the larger Hradec Králové Region. Machov is situated near Náchod.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Machov has links with:

🇵🇱 Radków, Poland
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Antipodal to Machov is: -163.733,-50.483

Locations Near: Machov 16.2667,50.4833

🇨🇿 Náchod 16.15,50.417 d: 11.1  

🇵🇱 Wałbrzych 16.285,50.769 d: 31.8  

🇨🇿 Trutnov 15.913,50.561 d: 26.5  

🇵🇱 Kłodzko 16.665,50.437 d: 28.7  

🇵🇱 Świdnica 16.483,50.85 d: 43.5  

🇵🇱 Dzierżoniów 16.653,50.729 d: 38.6  

🇨🇿 Hradec Králové 15.817,50.2 d: 44.9  

🇨🇿 Pardubice 15.767,50.033 d: 61.4  

🇵🇱 Jelenia Góra 15.736,50.904 d: 59.9  

🇨🇿 Chrudim 15.783,49.95 d: 68.6  

Antipodal to: Machov -163.733,-50.483

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16600.6  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16140.8  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15940.5  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15875.6  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12162.2  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12065.3  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12050.4  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12046.6  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12046.5  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 12012.2  

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