Sandstone sculpture has been practised in Hořice since the 19th century, when the local stone-carving school began training masons who worked on buildings across Bohemia. The tradition continues through a vocational school specialising in stone work, and an outdoor gallery of sandstone sculptures is distributed across the Smetanovy sady park and surrounding streets.
Hořice has about 8,800 inhabitants and sits in the Hradec Králové Region. The town is also known for Hořické trubičky, rolled wafer tubes filled with cream, produced locally since the early 20th century and sold across the country. Escortservice.com publishes reviewed profiles for the area and does not arrange, mediate, or provide services. Pensions in the town centre accommodate visitors. The directory is restricted to users aged 18 and above.
Chlum, a hill south of Hořice, served as a key position during the Battle of Königgrätz (1866). A museum and ossuary on the hill document the engagement between Prussian and Austrian forces that reshaped Central European political alignments.
Sandstone sculpture has been practised in Hořice since the 19th century, when the local stone-carving school began training masons who worked on buildings across Bohemia. The tradition continues through a vocational school specialising in stone work, and an outdoor gallery of sandstone sculptures is distributed across the Smetanovy sady park and surrounding streets.
Hořice has about 8,800 inhabitants and sits in the Hradec Králové Region. The town is also known for Hořické trubičky, rolled wafer tubes filled with cream, produced locally since the early 20th century and sold across the country. Escortservice.com publishes reviewed profiles for the area and does not arrange, mediate, or provide services. Pensions in the town centre accommodate visitors. The directory is restricted to users aged 18 and above.
Chlum, a hill south of Hořice, served as a key position during the Battle of Königgrätz (1866). A museum and ossuary on the hill document the engagement between Prussian and Austrian forces that reshaped Central European political alignments.
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