The Birth Of The Town, The Town Emblem

The settlement took place in 1171 on an old mercantile road from Bohemia to Kladsko. To protect this pathway the Bohemian prince built a wooden castle on the highest point in the area.

In 1213 the King of Bohemia, Premysl Otakar 1 gave the "Broumov Corner" to the Benedictine Order. At first the Benedictine monks settled in Police nad Metuji and later they colonized what is today, Broumov. The main task of the Benedictine monks was the colonization and cultivation of the land. People from the west especially from Flanders and Thuringia came and settled in this land. Colonization started during the time of Abbot Dluhomil (1217 - 36) but it maximized during the rule of Abbot Martin (1253 - 78).

In the 13th century emigration to Broumov was widespread mostly by tradesmen (especially of cloth makers from Flanders). In 1256 the town of Broumov became a known trading center.

The Emblem of the town of Broumov consists of a beaked silver swan on a square edged blue background and to the left side is a radiant fine pointed golden star.

This is the legend of how the town emblem came to be: In the 13th century the people who settled in Broumov came mostly from Germany. The journey was long and challenging and they had to cut through dense forestland. Whilst journeying up the sandstone rocks of The Broumov Walls they landed on the site where today stands Hvezda - The Star - a baroque chapel of the Virgin Mary. From this high point the first settlers saw the whole of Broumov's Hollow. The evening star reflected on the waters of the lake below and swimming on this lake was a silver swan. These are the images on the emblem of the town of Broumov.