 The town burned down completely on 1834-09-13 - 118 houses, the town hall and the bell tower were destroyed and therefore most buildings in the town come from after that event.The town lies on the small river of Lomnice in a gently rolling area built of granite rocks, thus the soils are not very fertile.There are many granite quarries (for gravel and construction stones), some closed ones are now flooded and are they very scenic places.