Božanov

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Božanov

Total population

332

Coordinates50.53°, 16.37°

Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Božanov is a municipality and village in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. It is known for the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, protected as a national cultural monument.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Wolfgang Stumph

German comedian

M

Manfred von Richthofen

German general (1855–1939)

E

Erich Postler

German politician

N

Norbert Reimann

German archivist and historian

Josef von Schroll

A

Alfred Nentwich

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and German nation politician (1896-1964)

A

Anton Just

Czechoslovak senator of Czechoslovak National Parliament and German nation politician

F

Fritz Jirmann

K

Karl Kleiner

Josef Kahler

Czechoslovak senator of Czechoslovak National Parliament and German nation politician

Paul Nößler

German journalist

F

Franz Pabel

tour guide

Kristina Ringlová

Jiří Horák

Czech ethnographer

F

František Žák

Czech catholic priest (1862-1934)

F

Friedrich Thiemann

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Hradec Králové

• Boharyně
  39.3 mi away · pop. 186
• Jivany
  46.8 mi away · pop. 88
• Piancaldoli
  493.2 mi away · pop. 143
• Istia-Sigliola-Greta
  501.6 mi away · pop. 93
• Traversa
  502.9 mi away · pop. 160
• Luco Mugello
  507.2 mi away · pop. 1,114
• Galliano
  508.6 mi away · pop. 1,122
• Pavana
  508.6 mi away · pop. 414
• Sasseta
  508.7 mi away · pop. 275
• Cavarzano
  509.8 mi away · pop. 226
• Vicchio
  510 mi away · pop. 7,145
• Vernio
  510 mi away · pop. 6,060

Browse all places in Hradec Králové →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Black Tar Spot

Rhytisma acerinum

Seen 2026-09-24

purpletop vervain

Verbena bonariensis

Seen 2026-09-24

Fire Salamander

Salamandra salamandra

Seen 2026-09-21

Xylocopa

Xylocopa

Seen 2026-09-20

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Seen 2026-09-19

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-19

Southern Hawker

Aeshna cyanea

Seen 2026-09-19

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-18

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers