Sadová : Czech Republic
Sadová : Czech Republic
Sadová (in old German documents Sadowa) is a village in the Czech Republic, in East Bohemia, in Hradec Kralove Region, in Mikroregion Nechanicko, on a main road and a railroad from Hradec Králové to JiÄ?Ãn. In 2004, it had 127 houses and 325 inhabitants.
On July 3, 1866, the area around Sadová became the scene of Battle of Königgrätz, the bloodiest battle of Austro-Prussian War. There are many monuments and graves in and around Sadová commemorating this event. The main battlefield and museum, however, is located in a nearby village of Chlum, about 4 km away.