Jasenná: St. George’s Church, Crosses and Landscape

If you are considering Jasenná as a destination for a stay, you will encounter two clearly distinct aspects: sacred and local history, and a landscape featuring a stream, ponds, and a prominent high point. The municipality’s dominant landmark is St. George’s Church. Nearby are a war memorial and several crosses that serve as additional historic reference points. The cadastral area also includes Balcarák and bodies of water; the Jasenský potok flows through all of Jasenná. This interplay between individual memorial sites, broader area references, and a stream running through the municipality offers different scales for finding your way around.

St. George’s Church and its History

The first historically documented written mention of St. George’s Church dates from 1352. The church contains a late Gothic, polygonal stone baptismal font dated 1521. The dates refer to different things: 1352 to the mention of the church, and 1521 to the baptismal font. Polygonal means that its shape has several sides. This distinguishes a written historical record from a precisely dated furnishing in the church’s history.

The church is currently a branch church of the Josefov parish; services are held there regularly. If service times are important for planning your trip, check the latest information in advance.

Memorial Sites and Crosses

The memorial to the victims of the First World War stands in the park in front of Jasenná Primary School. The sandstone ensemble, dated 1922, depicts a Russian legionnaire and a lion.

An iron crucifix dating from 1865–1866 stands on the road by the park in front of the primary school. At the crossroads near house No. 249 is a partly sunken sandstone cross. It is referred to as either a reconciliation cross or a Cyril and Methodius cross. Both names refer to this one cross; its partly sunken position is as much a part of its description as its material. The cross at the crossroads is therefore distinguished from the iron crucifix by the park by its sandstone construction and its two names.

High Point, Bodies of Water, and Orientation

At 295 m, Balcarák is the highest point in the cadastral area of Jasenná. From there, you can enjoy wide-ranging views of the surrounding area as well as the Orlické Mountains and the Krkonoše Mountains. The landscape also includes a total of twelve ponds and water reservoirs within the cadastral area. The Jasenský potok flows through all of Jasenná. In some places it runs through culverted sections, and in others through open, paved channels. The distinction matters for comparing the areas: the twelve ponds and water reservoirs refer to the cadastral area, whereas the Jasenský potok flows through all of Jasenná.

The road location is also precisely defined: Jasenná lies on a class III road from Jaroměř to Český Meziříčí, Opočno, and Dobruška.

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