Broumov

Broumov
Mírové Square with Marian Column
Broumov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°35′8″N 16°19′55″E / 50.58556°N 16.33194°E / 50.58556; 16.33194
Country Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictNáchod
First mentioned1256
Government
  MayorArnold Vodochodský
Area
  Total
22.27 km2 (8.60 sq mi)
Elevation
395 m (1,296 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)
  Total
7,108
  Density320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
550 01
Websitewww.broumov-mesto.cz

Broumov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbroumof]; German: Braunau) is a town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,100 inhabitants. There are three important historic buildings, protected as national cultural monuments: the Benedictine monastery, the Church of the Virgin Mary and the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.