Bílkovice: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Bílkovice lies in a valley between forests and near a well-known quarry. In the centre of the village, the Chapel of Saint Anthony stands on its own grounds.

The Chapel and Village History

The Chapel of Saint Anthony was built in 1926 at the expense of the miller and former member of parliament Josef Olt. Inside is a painting of Saint Anthony, which was restored in 1998.

Culture in the Village

Bílkovice’s sports facilities include a football pitch and a nohejbal court. The activities of TJ Sokol Bílkovice included sports training for women and men, as well as a football team.

A reading and amateur theatre group was founded in Bílkovice in the 1920s. It performed in Bílkovice, neighbouring villages and the wider surrounding area. In the 1970s, a local girls’ dance group performed old Bohemian dances at regional festivals and celebrations.

The former amateur theatre was based in the small U Litošů hall. Three plays were performed there twice each year.

The local history also includes Bílkovický, Oltův mlýn. The large, compact mill lies on the Chotýšanka, 500 metres downstream from Radošovický mlýn. In an estate survey dated 16 September 1743, it was recorded as a mill with two sets of milling equipment.

Paths and Water

A green-marked hiking trail leads from Domašín railway station over Kalamajka Hill and the Onšovice crossroads to Bílkovice, continuing to the town square of Divišov.

Cycle route 0072 also passes through Bílkovice. Its route runs via Olbramovice, Postupice, Chotýšany, Bílkovice, Divišov and Český Šternberk.

The Chotýšanka flows through Bílkovice. For canoeists, only the 11.5-kilometre section from the dam of Smikov Pond to its confluence with the Vlašimská Blanice is navigable. The natural activities for visitors mentioned for Bílkovice include swimming, for example.

Other places: Libohošť, Trhový Štěpánov, Maršovice, Pravonín, Merin, Miličín, Hulice, Louňovice Pod Blaníkem.

For the higher-level travel overview: Benešov District.