Hvožďany: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Hvožďany lies at the foot of the southwestern Brdy Mountains. The entire cadastral area of Hvožďany lies within the Třemšín Nature Park.

Nature

The mountains of Štěrbina, Nad Moráskem, Vinice and Praha are located in the surroundings of Hvožďany.

The Petráčkova Hora educational trail begins and ends in Vacíkov and runs along paved and unpaved forest paths. The 6 km educational trail near Vacíkov has seven information boards. It covers gold, its properties and the history of gold mining; at the same time, it can be enjoyed as a walk through the interesting habitats on the edge of the Brdy Protected Landscape Area.

Culture

The Church of Saint Procopius and the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hvožďany is an immovable cultural monument.

The Hvožďany Fortress stands on a low hill in the southwest of the village. At its western foot lies a small pond fed by the Hvožďanský stream. The Hvožďany Fortress is a massive building with an upper floor and three wings arranged around a central courtyard.

The hunting lodge in Vacíkov was built in 1874–1875 as an elaborately carved wooden structure on a stone base. Its wooden floors, panelling, ceilings and staircases have been preserved in their original form. Pyramidal oaks, Douglas firs and Japanese umbrella pines stand in the park surrounding the hunting lodge.

The Zíbův Mill has preserved the complete technical equipment of a roller flour mill with several archaic elements. The Zíbův Mill in Hvožďany is also a building of great heritage value.

The reconstructed Špejchar Hvožďany is a venue for exhibitions, concerts, talks, craft markets and other cultural and community events. The Špejchar houses an exhibition on the history of the municipality of Hvožďany and its surroundings, recalling the agricultural tradition as well as important personalities and events of the region. The Špejchar also houses permanent exhibitions of the Hvožďansko Museum, a collection of axes and an extensive collection of firefighting artefacts by František Polák.

History

In the wider regional surroundings of Hvožďany lies the historic site “Lety u Písku. Memorial to the Roma and Sinti Holocaust in Bohemia”. Also located there are the “Radomysl Mediumwave Radio Mast” ruin, “Zvíkov Castle” and the “Valdek Ruins”.

Other places

Nový Knín, Drhovy, Tušovice, Petrovice, Narysov, Podlesí, Kňovice, Občov

For the higher-level travel overview: Příbram District.