- elevation 500 m (1,640 ft) Mouth Metuje | - elevation 367 m (1,204 ft) Country Czech Republic | |
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- location Broumov highlands, Czech Republic | ||
The Zbečník (also called Maternice or Maternička) flows through the Zbečník (or Maternice) Valley and through the village of Zbečník, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic. It is a tributary of the river Metuje in the town of Hronov. The length of the stream is 4.5 km and its greatest depth is about 60 cm. The stream bed is rocky and sandy and, in winter, the Zbečník freezes over. The Zbečník flows into Metuje past several factories and companies in Hronov.
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Skalákova Studánka (Skalák's Well) is source of the Zbečník, this place a tourist and religious spot located in the Maternice Valley, was an important source of drinking water in the past. Its water was considered active against cholera in the 19th century.
The village of Zbečník was founded over the valley of the Zbečník in the 14th or 15th century.