Velká Bukovina (Chvalkovice)

This village in the Jaroměř region was named after the large and deep beech forests, most of which no longer survive and have been replaced by spruce monocultures. Originally, it only bore the name Bukovina. The first mention of the village dates back to 1461, when Martin from Kocléřovo pledged to Tům (spelled Tuoma) Prostředek 3 lans of rolls without 3 rods in 34 pieces of Czech groschen. From this it is clear that…