Through the Krkonose Mountains foothills

Podkrkonošský okruh, author: Krkonoše - svazek měst a obcí

Krkonose Mountains

Vrchlabí
GPS: 50°37'37.085''N, 15°36'33.747''E

Phone: +420 499 405 744E-mail: info@krkonose.euWeb: www.krkonose.eu/podkrkonossky-okruh

Vrchlabí - Horní Branná - Mříčná - Košťálov - Stará Paka - Nová Paka - Pecka - Horní Brusnice - Mostek - Hotinné - Prosečné - Lánov - Vrchlabí

This medium level bicycle road tour reveals the whole beauty of the Krkonose Mountains foothills. It leads through villages with traditional Krkonose Mountains architecture, through historic towns, to the castles of Vrchlabi, Horni Branna and Jilemnice, and to Hostinne's historic market square with its two giants. The hills around the Pecka castle offer splendid perspectives.

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Castle Pecka

In the 16th century, the originally Gothic castle was rebuilt in a representative Renaissance chateau. The best-known and most significant owner was Kryštof Harant of Polžice and Bezdružice (1564-1621), the famous traveller, writer and musician.

Vrchlabí

The picturesque mountain town of Vrchlabí, in ancient times a village of miners, ironworkers and glassmakers, is rightly called the "Gateway to the Krkonoše Mountains" and is an ideal starting point for exploring the highest peaks in the Czech Republic.

Hostinné

Hostinné is among the oldest towns located at the foot of the highest Czech mountains, the Krkonoše.

Nová Paka

The earliest mention of the existence of Nová Paka dates from 1357. Nová Paka has for centuries been associated with the fate of Kumburk Castle, one of whose owners was the well-known commander Albrecht von Wallenstein.

Gallery of Antique Art, Hostinné

Located on the premises of the former Franciscan cathedral. Comprehensive overview of the development of antique sculptures from the end of the 7th century BC to the 3rd century AD with hundreds of copies of Greek and Roman statues. Collection of unique statues with European significance.

Horní Branná Chateau

The Branský Chateau is located at an elevated point where a fortress used to be. The chateau was founded in 1533 by Zdeněk of Valdštejn.

Jilemnice

Jilemnice is a town known as the gateway to western Krkonoše. It was founded at the beginning of the 14th century by the Waldstein family as an economic and market centre of the Štěpanice estate, later the Jilemnice estate. The origin of the name of Jilemnice is indicated in the municipal coat-of-arms, depicting an elm tree in a silver field.

Lánov

The first document mentioning Lánov dates from 1355, during the reign of Charles IV. However, the municipality established on the “long alluvial plain” following the Small Elbe stream had already had decades of life behind it at that time.

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