Surroundings Kdyně
Museum of Borderland
Museum of Border Area in former spinning mill on the history of Kdyně. Craft expositions.Visit engineering workshops and one of the largest textile factories. The phenomenon of popular culture on the Czech-Austrian-German border is glass painting. OPEN:May – September: Mon – Fri: 9.00. – 12.00 a. ...
Tanaberk
Tanaberk hill with the pilgrimage church of St. Anne is the most picturesque dominant of the Všerubský pass. It lies on the Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago de Compostela).GPS:49.3559608N, 13.0131369EDistance: 15 km
Synagogue
It is most likely that the first Jews came to the Kdyně region by the 16th century. However, the Jewish settlement in Kdyně was first documented in 1724. Kdyně´s synagogue, which has been declared a national cultural monument by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, was built between 186 ...
The cultural centre Modrá hvězda in Kdyně / Permanent exhibition The False Border Action Kámen (the Border Stone)
Formerly it was a Hotel , now Modrá hvězda (Blue Star), is the municipal culture centre. It was the silent witness of many dramatic events. A commemorative plaque, as well as a permanent exhibition, remind of the insidious and mean operation called Kámen (the Border Stone), organized by the secre ...
Nový Herštejn
The ruin lies on the top of a wooded hill in the Herštýn nature reserve and is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic. It is one of the best preserved ruins in the southwest of Czech Republic. The area is a protected nature reserve. The ruin of the castle is situated in a nature r ...
Koráb
On the top of the hill Koráb, at a hight of 773 m, is a lookout tower with a chalet with year-round operation. Koráb heights exceeds the surroundings countryside and is surrounded by extensive mixed forests. There is peace and high air purity throughout the year. OPEN:11.6. - 31.8.: 10.00 a.m. - ...
Castle ruin Rýzmberk with lookout-tower
In the Middle Ages, Rýzmberk Castle guarded the trade route leading through the Všeruby Pass to Regensburg in Bavaria. From the Thirty Years' War the castle was devastated by the Swedes and later by the order of Emperor Ferdinand III. Stadions, the owners of the manor at Kout na Šumavě, had a tow ...