In the Footsteps of Jan Žižka in the Trhové Sviny Region
Discover the beauty of Trhovosvinensko by electric bike. No hill is too steep — it’s up to you how long a route you choose or whether you follow one of the suggested trails in the area.
This route is mainly intended for history enthusiasts. It will take you, among other places, to the operational technical monument Buškův hamr and to the birthplace of Jan Žižka in Trocnov, where you can visit an exhibition by the South Bohemian Museum dedicated to the Hussite movement and explore the surrounding park. It continues to Borovany, where you can visit the Augustinian monastery. Through the villages of Jílovice and Petříkov, you’ll reach Hrádek near Trhové Sviny, close to which lies a supposed pagan shrine with a stone bearing a runic inscription. In Trhové Sviny, don’t miss the late Gothic Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary or the square with its unmissable fountain and arcades linking the townhouses.
Total length
50 km
Duration
5 hours
Terrain
Paved surface
Asphalt
Recommended period for visiting
Spring – Summer – Autumn
Difficulty level
Easy
Route description
TRHOVÉ SVINY - BUŠKŮV HAMR – BŘEZÍ – NEŽETICE – RANKOV – OSTROLOVSKÝ ÚJEZD – ŽIŽKŮV PAMÁTNÍK TROCNOV – BOROVANY – HLUBOKÁ U BOROVAN – JÍLOVICE – TĚŠÍNOV – PETŘÍKOV – JANOVKA – ŽÁR – BUKOVÁ – HRÁDEK – TRHOVÉ SVINY
Interesting places on the route
TRHOVÉ SVINY: Gothic Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, square with a fountain, town hall connected by arcades to a row of burgher houses, Pilgrimage Church of the Holy Trinity
BUŠKŮV HAMR: working technical monument – water-powered hammer mill
BŘEZÍ: Gothic column shrine near the pond by the road from Trhové Sviny, Classicist roadside chapel near house no. 26
NEŽETICE: first written mention in 1186
RANKOV: chapel on the village green
OSTROLOVSKÝ ÚJEZD: Renaissance fortress from the late 16th century
ŽIŽKA MEMORIAL IN TROCNOV: birthplace of Jan Žižka of Trocnov, museum exhibition on the Hussite movement
BOROVANY: Baroque town hall, Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Augustinian monastery
JÍLOVICE: Church of St. James, Jílovice brewery – traditional craft beer, distillery Foneka Ltd. – during distillation season, guided tours are available for pre-registered groups
ŽÁR: first mentioned in 1186; the Žár pond is one of the oldest in Bohemia, documented as early as 1221
HRÁDEK: alleged pagan shrine with a stone bearing a runic inscription
