Křížanov (Hořičky)

There are many theories about the origin of the name of this settlement. One speaks of the mythical Křižan, the founder of the local court and village; another comes with the fact that the roads from Česká Skalice to Úpica and from Mezilečí to Slatina nad Úpou crossed here, and another claims that this name comes from the fact that there have always been a number of crosses, originally wooden and today stone. Prof. himself Antonín Profous leans towards the first option and writes about…