Křečhoř: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Křečhoř is directly associated with the Battle of Kolín, which took place on 18 June 1757.

Villagescape

The centre of Křečhoř is characterised by extensive agricultural farmsteads; its main axis connects the village square and the church.

Culture

The Památník Bitvy u Kolína memorial is a monumental Neoclassical monument made of Hořice sandstone on a ridge near Křečhoř. A newly built staircase provides access to the memorial commemorating the Battle of Kolín. The complex includes an ossuary containing the remains of soldiers found there.

The Church of Božího těla in Křečhoř was originally built as an early 14th-century Gothic church and was remodelled in the late Empire style in 1846–1848. The site includes a functioning cemetery with graves and tombs. Early Gothic sedilia and a sanctuary have been preserved in the presbytery. The hillfort site of Křečhoř is registered as an immovable cultural monument.

In the wider regional surroundings of Křečhoř lies Kačina Castle.

Landscape and Cycling

Hořánck Hill is located in the vicinity of Křečhoř. Skála Hill (Kbel u Ratboře), Kamýk Hill (Krychnov), and Na Větrníku Hill (Cerhenice) are located in the immediate surroundings of Křečhoř.

The 20-kilometre cycling tour “Cyklovýlet po stopách bitvy u Kolína” leads to the memorial commemorating the Battle of Kolín near Křečhoř and offers panoramic views of the entire Polabí Plain from there.

Other places can be explored via these pages: Žehuň, Klášterní Skalice, Plaňany, Ratbor, Tatce, Pňov-Předhradí, Krychnov, Uhlířská Lhota.

For the overarching travel overview: Kolín District.