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24-397: The name Sněžník or Śnieżnik derives from the word for "snow"; the mountain has snow cover for up to eight months a year. In Czech the adjective Králický (from the nearby town of Králíky ) is added to distinguish it from the mountain called Děčínský Sněžník (near the town of Děčín ). An alternative Polish name is Śnieżnik Kłodzki , from the town of Kłodzko . In German the mountain

48-408: A major part of the town burned down, including the most important buildings. The original wooden houses were replaced by stone ones. After Kłodzko Land was surrendered to Prussia , many of its inhabitants moved to Králíky and the town began to grow. In 1899, the railway was built. From 1938 to 1945, it was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as part of Reichsgau Sudetenland . In 1944–1945,

72-676: A statesman and early patron of Ludwig van Beethoven . The Waldstein noble family originated from the medieval Markvartici clan, which gained influence at the Přemyslid court in Prague under King Ottokar II of Bohemia . From about 1260, Burgrave Jaroslav of Hruštice (1234–1269) had Waldštejn Castle erected. His son Zdeněk was the first documented "Lord of Waldštejn"; allegedly he accompanied King Ottokar II on his Prussian crusade . Upon his death, his possessions were divided among his numerous descendants. The Waldsteins again appeared in public life from

96-514: A young elephant was put in place of a former chalet . On the Czech side a state protected Králický Sněžník National Nature Reserve was established in 1990. On the Polish side is the protected area of Śnieżnik Landscape Park . The mountain and neighbouring areas are equipped for ski recreation. Kr%C3%A1l%C3%ADky Králíky ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈkraːliːkɪ] ; German : Grulich )

120-523: Is "Count of Waldstein, Lord of Wartenberg". After World War II , the Waldsteins, then almost completely Germanized , were expelled from Czechoslovakia and their possessions were seized. They then moved to Salzburg and Vienna in Austria , where parts of the family live to this day, but others returned to Bohemia. Valdštejn Castle was the historical main seat of the family until 1821. In 1582, they purchased

144-423: Is a record preserved in the country's tables of law, by which King Charles IV presented the castle of Žampach and the mountains belonging to it to Čeněk of Potštejn. However, this record concerns only some unspecified mines. The town was founded as late as in the 16th century and the first written mention is from 1568. In 1577, the town and ten neighbouring villages were bought by Zdeněk of Waldstein . He chose

168-550: Is a town in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 4,100 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone . The villages of Červený Potok, Dolní Boříkovice, Dolní Hedeč, Dolní Lipka, Heřmanice, Horní Boříkovice, Horní Hedeč, Horní Lipka, Kopeček and Prostřední Lipka are administrative parts of Králíky. The similarity of

192-657: Is known as Glatzer Schneeberg (from Glatz , the German name for Kłodzko), Grulicher Schneeberg (from Gruhlich , the German name for Králíky), or Spieglitzer Schneeberg (from Spieglitz , which is now part of Staré Město ). The mountain is the highest peak of the Králický Sněžník Mountains . It lies between the town Králíky and the Kłodzko Valley that separates it from the Golden Mountains . The massive

216-566: Is known for the Military Museum. Many remains of the Czechoslovak fortification system from the period 1935–1938 are open to the public, including Hůrka artillery fortress and U Cihelny infantry cabin. Králíky is twinned with: Waldstein family The House of Waldstein or House of Valdštejn is a Bohemian noble family that originated from the Kingdom of Bohemia as a branch of

240-727: Is located on the railway line Ústí nad Orlicí – Moravský Karlov . The Hora Matky Boží Monastery pilgrimage complex is formed by the monastery, the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and the Memorial to the Victims of Internment in 1948–1961. The monastery includes Chapel of the Holy Stairs with cloisters, a crypt, and a pilgrimage house. The way from the town to the complex is lined with Stations of

264-683: The House of Lobkowicz in 1642, together with Horní Litvinov, Dolní Litvinov and Dolní Jiřetín, and the Duchcov branch kept it until 1921. In 1945, all properties in Czechoslovakia were confiscated. In the same year, however, a branch of the Waldstein-Wartenberg family inherited Karlslust Castle near Hardegg in Austria, together with Burgruine Kaja and the estate of Niederfladnitz, all located directly at

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288-528: The 15th century onwards. Formerly a poor and less significant family, they gradually acquired large properties in the territory of the Crown of Bohemia (especially in Bohemia and Moravia ), received prominent positions and – since the 17th century onward – produced many statesmen and civil servants. Albrecht von Wallenstein himself came from a modest cadet branch which since 1548 held the small estate of Heřmanice . After

312-532: The 1620 Battle of White Mountain , he purchased several confiscated lordships of his Protestant relatives. In 1628, he was one of the first among the Bohemian nobility to be promoted to Graf (count) status, then to Reichsgraf (imperial count) two years later. After uniting with the extinct line of another Bohemian noble family, the Lords of Vartenberk ( German : Wartenberg ), the present family title since 1758

336-583: The Cross . The pilgrimage complex with the church is protected as a national cultural monument . The historic centre of Králíky contains preserved burgher houses and the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel. The church was originally a late Renaissance Protestant oratory from around 1577, which was damaged by fires and rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 17th and 18th centuries. The area of Králíky and Prostřední Lipka

360-652: The Germans operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp , whose prisoners were mostly Poles and Russians . The German speaking population was expelled in 1945 in accordance with the Potsdam Agreement and replaced by Czechs. The I/43 road from Brno and Svitavy to the Czech-Polish border passes through the town. On the Czech-Polish border is the road border crossing Dolní Lipka / Boboszów . Králíky

384-515: The Králíky region made a living from these pilgrimages. Production and sale of souvenirs boomed. Wood carving began to develop, and Christmas cribs and wooden characters that have found their way all over the world are reminders of this. Organ building and weaving also developed. Many cathedrals and churches all over Bohemia feature organs from the organ masters of Králíky, one of the greatest being in Prague 's Loreta. Weaving played an important role in

408-565: The Markwartinger family (House of Markvartic ) and gained prominence during the reign of the Přemyslid dynasty . The house was founded by Jaroslav of Hruštice (1234–1269) and named after Valdštejn Castle near Turnov in northern Bohemia. The family's most prominent members include Albrecht von Wallenstein , the Imperial general during the Thirty Years' War , and Ferdinand Ernst von Waldstein ,

432-477: The lands of the secularized monastery of Třebíč . Mnichovo Hradiště Castle was acquired by Wallenstein in 1623. He was buried there and it remained in his family until expropriation in 1945; so did Wallenstein's Prague city palace, Wallenstein Palace . In 1622, he had also purchased the lordship of Bělá pod Bezdězem , which was owned by the family until 1945. Duchcov Chateau passed into the family by inheritance from

456-403: The originating of a textile tradition, and Králíky canvas was successfully sold all over the country. In the 18th century the town suffered from fires, plague and wars. Though no major battles took place in the region, the town suffered from the crossings of armies. Fights, plunderings and bribery took place here, as well as in other parts of the country. During the biggest fires in 1708 and 1767

480-461: The town of Králíky as the residence of his new manor and began to develop it. Except the manor house, vicarage and Protestant oratory (today's Church of Saint Michael the Archangel), he had the square built into today's shape and on his request Emperor Rudolf II granted the town a privilege to hold three annual fairs. In the surroundings iron ore was probably mined and perhaps silver, and at that time

504-452: The town was supposed to get two crossed mining hammers with a sword into its heraldry. There was an attempt to revive mining in the 17th century but it is believed to have been unsuccessful. The industry has never been restarted. Near the curative springs above the town, Bishop Tobias Johannes Becker , a local native, had a monumental pilgrimage complex built in 1696–1710. A lot of visitors came to this pilgrimage place and poor inhabitants of

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528-454: The town's name with the modern Czech word králík (i.e. 'rabbit') is accidental. The oldest German name of the locality was derived from the personal German name Greulich, dialectally pronounced as Kralych. The Czech name was derived from this form. Králíky is located about 28 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Ústí nad Orlicí and 70 km (43 mi) east of Pardubice , on the border with Poland . The Tichá Orlice River flows through

552-524: The western part of the municipal territory. Králický Pond is located south of the town. Králíky lies on the border between the Hanušovice Highlands and Kłodzko Valley . The northernmost tip of the municipal territory lies in the Králický Sněžník Mountains . The highest point is the mountain Jelení vrch at 936 m (3,071 ft) above sea level. The first written mention of the area is from 1367. It

576-820: Was formed during the Tertiary . Sněžník lies on the water divide for the Black Sea (the Morava ) and the Baltic Sea (the Nysa Kłodzka ). Klepáč , the water divide for the Black Sea , the Baltic Sea , and the North Sea (the Lipkovský Stream) lies 7 km (4 mi) south of Sněžník. Between 1899 and 1973 a stone view-tower stood on the Silesian side of the mountain top. A statue of

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