Krnsko: Holiday apartments and houses

The Stránovský viaduct spans the Strenický potok valley in the area of Krnsko. The bridge, built in 1864, is closely connected with the local history of transport: passenger and freight services began there in the same year. The viaduct is considered the country’s first railway concrete bridge and is one of the technical monuments.

Culture and history

The Church of St. George is probably the oldest building in Krnsko. A Romanesque building already stood on its site in the 12th century. Jiří Vančura had the church rebuilt between 1547 and 1551. Its complex includes a rectory, a bell tower and a chapel; the buildings have largely been preserved or are being maintained by their owners.

A new belfry was built in Horní Krnsko in 1867, and the bell from the former belfry was moved into it. The rectory is also home to the Baroque sculptural group of Saint John of Nepomuk. Ignác Elger commissioned it in 1769, and it was created by the Prague sculptor Antonín Jedlička.

The chateau in Krnsko also combines several historical building phases. The present-day chateau stands on the site of a former fortress, which the Vančuras converted into a Renaissance chateau. It acquired its current appearance in 1727 through a Baroque reconstruction. A habitable prismatic tower, cellars, palace buildings and a curtain wall have been preserved on the grounds of the former fortress; a later palace, also rebuilt, dates from the Renaissance. The chateau is privately owned and not open to the public.

Nature and trails

The Krnská Trail comprises two hiking routes. They introduce visitors to historical monuments and the surrounding natural environment, including its animal and plant life. Information panels provide route maps, photographs, and brief descriptions of the sights and natural features.

One route of the Krnská Trail starts at Krnsko railway station. A path runs along a field track beside the Jizera and invites visitors to observe the local animal and plant life.

The Kaštan hraběte Šporka memorial tree was declared a memorial tree in 2021; a hiking route passes it. Shortly before the railway station, a hiking route also passes the Chapel of St. Anne in the grounds of the former Kotkova toy factory.

More local pages: Rohatsko, Žehrov, Petkovy, Josefuv Dul, Loukovec, Čachovice, Nemyslovice, Benátky nad Jizerou.

To the higher-level travel overview: Mladá Boleslav District.