Ktová

The village, which was part of the Hrubá Skála estate, used to be fairly wealthy. It was home to two feudal farmsteads (now numbers 6 and 31) and two mills with the peculiar names of Žampach (no. 29), which is still standing, and Rankovec v Láčkovkách, which was abandoned by 1497. In 1858 a new mill was built on the Veselka stream, which began to be known as Pod Habrem (Under the Hornbeam), but it only operated as a mill until the end of the 19th century. 

There also used to be four ponds in Ktová: Dymák, Žampach, Křenovka and Rybnice. Over time, however, they ceased to be maintained and eventually became meadows. 

By the road to the local hamlet of Kabáty there is a stone cross of reconciliation, which is one of the few to have been preserved in the Turnov region. For a long time there was a date visible, 1718, although it is possible that it actually dates back to the Middle Ages. In mediaeval times, crosses of reconciliation used to be form of punishment, or an agreement with the injured party, a matter decided on by a court.

A statue of the Virgin Mary Immaculate was erected on the village green in 1890, paid for by donations from local citizens. The statue is enclosed by the original forged fence. 

There are more sites to be mentioned: several timbered and brick cottages, gate by farmstead no. 43, which is a heritage site, and the aforementioned Žampach mill. 

The first school was set up in the village in 1861 and children had classes in the building that now houses the municipal office. In 1886–1887 a new building was constructed for the needs of the school. From as far back as the national revival era, there was a theatre in Ktová, as well as the National Fellowship of Northern Bohemia cultural association and a library.

Back in 1809 a state highway was built through the village, which linked, and still links, the village with the bigger towns in the area. In 1903 the railway network was extended to Ktová.

For further information, see www.ktova.wz.cz.