In the historic center of Pětihosty, a chapel, agricultural estates, and farmsteads preserve the original type of village layout with a village green.
Culture
The chapel with its small bell tower stands amid the existing settlement on the former village green. It dates from the mid-19th century and is listed as a cultural monument. The rectangular, single-nave Classicist building has a gabled roof and a bell lantern, as well as a granite portal with a semicircular arch and side windows with semicircular arches. Dvůr Obora preserves the surviving layout and some of the buildings of an original, isolated farmstead. The central and oldest part of Pětihosty lies within an area with suspected archaeological sites.
History
The first written mention of Pětihosty dates from 1371. The earthwork rampart of the Pětihosty fortress was leveled during the construction of the surrounding houses.
Cycling
Cycle route 0030 passes through Pětihosty along the Nespeky – Pyšely – Pětihosty – Senohraby route. In the Central Bohemian cycling plan, it is designated as route 3b.
Geographical Setting
In the vicinity of Pětihosty are Lipový vrch hill [Pyšely], Vepří hill [Přestavlky u Čerčan], and Milíř hill [Velké Popovice-Lojovice]. In the wider regional surroundings of Pětihosty are Práče Fortress, Žebrák Mountain, the Socha Jana Žižky monument, Loreta Church, and Kostel svaté Ludmily Church.
Getting Around
Pětihosty lies outside the network of marked hiking trails. The easiest way to reach Pětihosty is via the road from Pyšely toward Senohraby.
More local pages: Jirny, Tehovec, Hovorčovice, Květnice, Svetice, Brázdim, Velké Popovice, Kostelec Nad Cernými Lesy.
