Kostelec U Křížků: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Culture and history

The Romanesque Rotunda of St. Martin was built at the beginning of the 12th century and contains valuable frescoes. The local church is already mentioned as a parish church in 1350.

The settlement of Kostelec u Křížků dates back to the beginning of the first millennium. A salt route ran through the village, connecting the Mediterranean with the Baltic.

The Jewish cemetery is an important monument in the northwestern part of Kostelec u Křížků and covers 2,510 m². It contains around 100 old tombstones; the oldest legible tombstone dates from 1724. The cemetery served the Jewish communities in Michle and Kunratice.

Kalifáč, considered the oldest part of the municipality, was a warming shelter for pilgrims in the early Middle Ages. The area lies around the cultural centre and a restaurant.

Nature and bodies of water

The Březka game reserve extends over several hectares in the cadastral area of Kostelec u Křížků. It is not open to the public, is currently administered by VÚLHM Jíloviště–Strnady, and is home to breeding herds of mouflon and fallow deer.

Kostelecký rybník is located in the southern part of the municipality and is currently used as a fish-farming pond. The autumn fish harvest at Kostelecký rybník is a major attraction, especially for children.

Getting there

By road, the route leads via the D1 motorway and the exit near Velké Popovice, continuing through Štiřín. In Želivec, the old Benešov road is crossed; from there, it is another 2 km to Kostelec u Křížků.

Other places at the same regional level include: Velké Popovice, Panenské Břežany, Jirny, Prusice, Máslovice, Hlavenec, Zapy and Škvorec.

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