Hřensko, a place of tourism and trade

The village of Hřensko is significant for several reasons. As a classic village, its settlement began around 1550, when settlers began to settle here. The site used the Elbe as a thoroughfare for goods and timber when sailing rafts. Sawmills for processing wood as well as warehouses for firewood, salt and grain were created here. Already during the first republic, there were offices related to the border crossing. After 1939, Czech citizens had to…