Barchov
The village of Barchov is situated 8 km southwest of Pardubice. The first
historical written mention comes from 1228 in link with the donation at that
time of the village Vysoké Veselí to the Opatovice Monastery.
Barchov, the
village beneath the hill, lies on the left bank of Podolka river. In older
times, the willows grew so thickly that Barchov was nicknamed Barch‘s willow.
In the village there is a statue of St. John, a bell tower from 1868 with a
cross, a municipal library and a memorial of fallen citizens in the 1921 World
War I.
The building of the Municipal Office currently serves as a social
centre. It is a former school building, built in 1931.
There is a small
engineering workroom, garden centre, car repair shop, carpenter and private
farmer. By 1st January 2019, Barchov had 250 inhabitants.
