Lordship of Homole

Due to its geographical location, it secured the important road from Prague via the Homole Pass to Kłodzko (Kladsko, Glatz) and Wrocław (Vratislav, Breslau), the so-called Poland Route.

Back then, the Lordship of Homole consisted only of the eastern part of the later Homole district, that is, the watershed of the Bystrzyca Dusznicka river, with the town of Duszniki Zdrój and a number of villages (present-day Słoszów, Ocieszów, Bystra, Łężyce, Szczytna, Kulin Kłodzki and Dolina).

The Lordship of Homole was ruled jointly by the Taborite captains Jan Holý and Mikuláš Trčka z Lípy.

After his death, the Lordship was acquired by George of Poděbrady (later King of Bohemia), who appointed Václav Holý as Burgrave of Homole Castle.

After George's deaths in 1471, his sons divided the family possessions, with Henry the Elder receiving the Lordships of Homole and Náchod.

At the same time the Bohemian parishes Lewin Kłodzki (Levín) and Czermna [pl] (Čermná, Tscherbeney) were incorporated into the Lordship of Homole.

Most of the towns and villages ware assigned to the Bohemian Chamber (Treasure Office for management of royal assets).

Several of them were sold to the city of Reinerz and the Lordship of Rückers by Emperor Leopold I in 1684, to defray the cost of the Great Turkish War.