Hlavenec: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In Hlavenec, the hunting lodge of Rudolf II, also known as Hubertus, stands at the highest point of Hlavenec and is visible from a distance. It had four turrets; their brick sections have survived to this day.

Culture and History

The Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary originated from a bell tower built in 1815. Its replacement bell, Marie-Anna, was consecrated in 1948.

The monument to those who fell in the First World War in Hlavenec was unveiled on 5 July 1930. It was created by the sculptor Emanuel Zentner, who came from Staré Boleslav.

The monument to Emperor Charles VI depicts Saint Hubert, hunting dogs and a stag with golden antlers. The inscription at the entrance gives 1723–1724 as the years of construction and names Matyáš Braun as the sculptor. The monument and the enclosed grounds are protected. The monument stands in a field approximately 0.3 km from the edge of Hlavenec.

Routes through Hlavenec

The red-marked hiking trail from Kostelec nad Labem to Lysá nad Labem passes through Hlavenec and branches off in the village centre to the monument to Emperor Charles VI.

Cycle route No. 0039, “Císařská lesní”, enters the Hlavenec area via road III/2752, switches to a partly paved farm track in the southern part of the settlement and leaves the area at the western edge of the village in the direction of the swimming pool in Lhota. Route No. 8156 from Hlavenec, rozcestí, to Dolní Slivno branches off from route No. 0039 as a local connection and runs northwards along road III/2752 through the centre of Hlavenec.

The “Krajinou Rudolfa II.” educational trail is signposted in Hlavenec and partly follows the red-marked hiking trail and cycle route No. 8156.

Surroundings and Events

In the vicinity of Hlavenec, Lake Lhota can be reached on foot via farm tracks in approximately 25 minutes.

The traditional Staročeské máje in Hlavenec took place on Saturday, 16 May 2026, with a procession through the village accompanied by the band, a performance by the Hlaveneček children's group and Česká beseda at Hostinec U Jelena, the auctioning and felling of the maypole, and an evening dance; the procession began at 12:30 p.m., the dance performances at 4:00 p.m., the auction and felling at 5:30 p.m., and the dance at 7:00 p.m.

On Saturday, 20 August 2022, a Hlavenecká pilgrimage mass was scheduled to take place in the Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

More Local Pages

More local pages: Polerady, Přezletice, Nový Vestec, Křenek, Mnichovice U Říčan, Čestlice, Veliká Ves, Herink

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Praha-Východ.