Hvozd U Rakovníka: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

A parish church has been documented in Hvozd since 1352.

Culture and Townscape

The Baroque Church of St John the Baptist stands on the site of a medieval predecessor and is designated as an NKP. It includes a cemetery wall and a mortuary. From the gently elevated ridge, it dominates the village green.

The historic centre of the village consists predominantly of agricultural farmsteads with gabled fronts facing the street and pitched roofs, lining an elongated rectangular village green.

Landscape and Waterways

Hvozd lies in a gently undulating, open and completely forestless landscape that is intensively used for agriculture. The Tyterský potok flows through Hvozd and rises there.

In the Surrounding Region

Týřov is a ruin in the wider region surrounding Hvozd. Loustín is a mountain in the wider region surrounding Hvozd. Zřícenina Pravda is a ruin in the wider region surrounding Hvozd. Džbán is a mountain in the wider region surrounding Hvozd. Kočkov [Panoší Újezd] is a hill in the vicinity of Hvozd. Senecká hora W [Senec u Rakovníka] is also a hill in the vicinity of Hvozd. U Svatého Petra is a church in the wider region surrounding Hvozd. U Svatého Gotharda is a church in the vicinity of Hvozd.

Events

A Pouťový football tournament was announced for Hvozd, to be held at the sports field in Hvozd; the date given was Saturday, 21 June 2025. A Children's Day with various games and activities was also announced, scheduled for 7 June 2026 from 2 p.m.

Location

Hvozd is located on a road between the municipalities of Senec and Malinová in the Rakovník District.

Other Places

Other places at the same higher administrative level are Pochvalov, Slabce, Krakovec, Luzna U Rakovnika, Rynholec, Ruda U Nového Strašecí, Kolešovice and Srbeč.

To the higher-level travel overview: Rakovník District.