Malé Svatoňovice

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Malé Svatoňovice *(Studánka)*, Czech Republic

Region (Kraj)	Hradec Králové (Královéhradecký kraj)
Population	1,587 (2003)
Area	6,75 km²
Coordinates	50°32′ N 16°03′ E
Elevation	441 m AMSL
Documented	1357
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Malé Svatoňovice is a small village in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic at the bottom of Jestrebi hory, near the Giant Mountains.

Malé Svatoňovice has approximately 1,587 citizens and area is 6,75 km². There is large train station which was built in 1850's and enlarged during the World War II. The train station is so large due to coal mines.

There are many interesting geological places: hronov-porici fault, old mines and exposure of Permian-Mesozoic rocks. Malé Svatoňovice is starting point of many turistic trails.

Malé Svatoňovice is birth place of Karel Čapek (*January 9, 1890), one of the most famous Czech writer. There is Čapek Brothers Museum in village. Karel Čapek's brother Josef was the first Czech Cubist and in the Čapek Brothers Museum is part of his works. In village and neighbourhood are places which Čapek used in his book Nine Fairy Tales aka Fairy Tales published 1933 in UK (Devatero pohádek).

An other famous authoress using Studánka as background of her work is Božena Němcová. She speaks about Studánka as pilgrimage place in her idealistic and the most renowned work The Grandmother (Babička).

In central square of Malé Svatoňovice stands baroque catholic church dedicate to Virgin Mary (1734), church was built in place of seven strong springs. Now springs are rising in chapel (1732). This place was witness of miraculous healings and recovery. In upper parts of village is crossed road with seven chapels.

There were hydrotherapeutic spas in some periods of village history, now closed.