Pouste: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Pouště is closely connected with the Plechhamer site on the Kocába: in 1698, it began as a hammer mill producing copper sheet and was one of the first facilities of its kind in Central Bohemia. The Plechhamer Mill was built in the Kocába valley near Pustiny in 1707; Pustiny was later renamed Pouště.

History and Remembrance

The Plechhamer Mill burned down in 1931 and today survives only as a ruin. The Chapel of St John the Baptist in Pouště is also part of the history of the place and has been reconstructed. Ceramic photographs of men who fell in the First and Second World Wars were mounted on it.

On 17 August 2025, the automatically controlled bell rang for the first time in Pouště; from that day onward, it was intended to ring every Sunday at noon.

Landscape and Surroundings

At the site of the Plechhamer Mill, the Kocába formed a U-shaped bend and flowed through a deep, rocky valley. A large embankment built there created the large double pond known as Plechamerský, which disappeared in 1941.

The surrounding area of Pouště is home to Aglaia, Točna, Vesely and Hradec, each a mountain. The churches of Malá Svatá Hora and Svatá Anna are also nearby. In the wider regional area are Karlštejn, a castle, and Zřícenina Valdek, a castle ruin.

Routes along the Kocába

The Lurdy cycle tour reaches the settlement of Pouště via a concrete bridge over the Kocába. One described route passes the Chapel of St John the Baptist and a small pond on pastureland before reaching Mokrovraty railway station. Another described route follows paths along the right bank of the Kocába to a bridge, crosses the river and then climbs through fields to Pouště.

Other Places

Other places include: Horčápsko, Čenkov, Pičín, Narysov, Ohrazenice, Příbram, Krásná Hora Nad Vltavou, Procevily.

To the higher-level travel overview: Příbram District.