Bezno: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Bezno combines traces of a Late Neolithic settlement with a Baroque settlement ensemble. Finds from the Late Neolithic period document settlement in Bezno between 4500 and 4000 BC; the Baroque settlement ensemble comprises a newly built château, a rectory and a rebuilt church.

Culture and History

The Church of St Peter and Paul was built by E. Kondel between 1768 and 1769. It replaced a medieval church building that had already been mentioned in 1369 and stands on elevated ground opposite the château grounds.

Bezno Château was built in 1750 on the site of a medieval fortress as a Late Baroque château. It consists of a two-storey main building with a central avant-corps topped by a gable and featuring a balcony, as well as two-storey, curved side wings enclosing a cour d’honneur. Bezno Château is not open to the public.

Art in the Townscape

The Kalvárie sculpture group is located by the church in Bezno. Baroque statues were erected around the important buildings and at other locations in Bezno.

The sculptural ensemble comprises allegorical figures representing the four seasons, as well as two statues of Venus Anadyomene and two vases.

Church Services

Public masses are celebrated in the Church of St Peter and Paul every second Saturday of the month at 2:00 p.m.

Surroundings

The two important protected landscape areas Český ráj and Kokořínsko are located near Bezno.

More Local Pages

More local pages: Řepov, Žďár, Josefuv Dul, Branzez, Kováň, Katusice, Chudíř, Tuřice.

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Mladá Boleslav.