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Male Svatonovice (Klein Schwadowitz) is a village situated at the foot of the Jestrebi Mountains, near the Giant Mountains (Krkonoše).
Male Svatonovice has about 1,587 inhabitants and a size of 6.75 km ². There is a large railway station built in 1850 and enlarged during the Second World War
Male Svatonovice is the birthplace of Karel Capek (born January 9, 1890), one of the most famous Czech writers. There is a Museum Capek brothers in the village. Karel Capek's brother Josef was the first Czech Cubist. In the Brothers Capek Museum still hang some of his pieces.
In the central square in Male Svatonovice is a Baroque Catholic Church of the 7 joys of the Virgin Mary (1734). The church was built on the spot where 7 sources come together. Now there is a chapel with pipes which "healing water" flows. (1732) This place witnessed a miraculous healing and recovery. The story goes that on the spot a young man is cured of his blindness, and could see again after drinking this holy water. There are now many people with empty bottles to fill them here. (The water is actually quite drinkable and soft).
To the left of the chapel is a crossroads with the twelve stations. This is the biblical story of the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus. From the square begin their routes. Also leaves from here to a hike Zaltman. Zaltman is located about 2 km aftstand, about 750 meters altitude. There is a watchtower, where you have very nice views over the countryside.