| Šonov | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hradec Králové |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Náchod |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.5908°N 16.4017°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1300 |
| Area Total Km2: | 20.72 |
| Elevation M: | 460 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 295 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 549 71 |
Šonov (de|Schönau) is a municipality and village in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Šonov is located about northeast of Náchod and 21km (13miles) south of the Polish city of Wałbrzych, on the border with Poland. It lies in the Broumov Highlands and within the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area. The highest point is the hill Červená hora at 747m (2,451feet) above sea level. The village is situated in the valley of the stream Šonovský potok.
The village was founded by German colonists, probably between 1253 and 1258. The first written mention of Šonov is from 1300.[2]
On the Czech-Polish border is the road border crossing Šonov / Tłumaczów.
The main landmark of Šonov is the Church of Saint Margaret. It was built in the Baroque style in 1724–1726 according to the design by architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer. For its value it has been protected as a national cultural monument since 2022.[3]