Town Železný Brod
One of the oldest sources to mention Železný Brod as a town are court records dating from the 16th century. They reveal that in the Brod of that time, there was an iron-mill, a brewery, two pubs, a church with a spire, and two mills. Clearly there had already been some houses and cottages by then; however, we know nothing of them at all. Excavations made during sewerage works seem to confirm that the original town lay directly below the church in today's Malé (Small) Square and in its surroundings. The detailed Vartenberk Land Register of 1608 lists 21 farmers and 7 cottage owners that is a total of 28 settled families. The town started to grow gradually from Malé Square towards today's Jirchářská and Železná Streets. In the mid-18th century, cottages also began to appear in the lower part of Trávníky. There was only one building behind the church: a dwelling of an executioner - the hangman's house.
The official numbering of houses took place in Železný Brod in 1773.
