| Žernov | |
| Settlement Type: | Market town |
| 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: | 50.4306°N 16.0575°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1417 |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.70 |
| Elevation M: | 378 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 317 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 552 03 |
Žernov is a market town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
The hamlet of Rýzmburk is an administrative part of Žernov.
Žernov is located about 7km (04miles) northwest of Náchod and 28km (17miles) northeast of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Giant Mountains Foothills. The market town is situated on a plateau above the Úpa River, which flows along the eastern municipal border. Smaller part of the Grandmother's Valley (Babiččino údolí) National Nature Monument, which stretches along the river, is located in the municipal territory.
The first written mention of Žernov is from 1417. In that time, it was already referred to as a market town. It belonged to the Rýzmburk estate, managed from the nearby castle.[2] In the 16th century, the Rýzmburk estate was annexed to the Náchod estate.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of the centre of Žernov is the Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows. It was built in 1790 and rebuilt into its present form in 1890.[4]
A technical monument is the Red Bridge. It is a wooden suspension bridge, built in 1880.[5]
The Rýzmburk Castle was built at the beginning of the 14th century. In the 16th century, it fell into disrepair and had to be repaired. In 1641 (during the Thirty Years' War), the castle was burned. From 1687, it was dismantled for building stone, which was used for the Ratibořice and Náchod castles. Today, the ruins of the castle consist of only two cellars and small remnants of walls.[3]