Rataje: Chapel, Nature and Holiday Apartment

Rataje is home to a chapel that is a cultural monument and a defining landmark of the municipality. The village lies in a valley that slopes gently down towards the east, about 5 km from Vlašim.

Culture

Inside the chapel there is a listed altar. It also contains a folk nativity scene with around 50 figures of people and animals. Kupsův Blaník was installed in the chapel in Rataje with the help of other local residents. The chapel in Rataje also contains a smaller model of Blaník with knights, folk figures and animals.

Nature

Below Rataje, the revitalised Ratajský potok and its pond serve as a place for walks for locals and visitors who come to Rataje along the hiking trail. Its banks are covered with alders, willows and native plant species. Dragonflies and interesting bird species can be observed along the Ratajský potok.

Trails

The tourist routes in Rataje run along existing purpose-built paths as well as field and forest trails. A tourist route leads through Rataje from Vlašim towards Želivka and Posázaví. The sv. Anny spring lies on a forest path between Rataje and Trhový Štěpánov; a green-marked tourist route runs along this path. For your planning, you can compare the types of paths and the route layout according to your preferred daily rhythm. The types of paths mentioned create different trail characteristics: purpose-built paths run alongside field and forest trails, while the green-marked route follows its own course between the two villages. This allows you to consider the type of path and the direction of travel separately.

For your planning, you can consider cultural attractions, nature observation, trail sections and the tournament as separate focal points. The different themes help describe your personal travel rhythm.

Events

The Ratajský pohár is a recurring nohejbal tournament in Rataje.

In the centre of Rataje, green spaces and benches have been used to create areas for rest and meeting. Information boards for tourists have been installed on the village green.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Rataje, compare the travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions on the respective offer page. You can compare these details with your own daily rhythm between culture, trails and nature observation; you can also compare different lengths of stay in this way.

Admission to the Kalamajka lookout tower is free. However, the locked tower can only be accessed if a key is first borrowed from one of the six municipal offices, including the municipal office in Rataje. The nearest railway stop to Rataje is in Zdislavice. In Rataje, passengers can board a bus at a bus stop.

Other destinations that you can discover from this page include Čeřenice, Postupice, Kondrac, Načeradec, Teplysovice, Slapanov, Zlenice and Ctiboř.

In the Český smaragd microregion, joint projects by the municipalities enable, among other things, the improvement of paths and the construction of footbridges.

For the higher-level travel overview: Benešov District.