Únětice: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Únětice lies northwest of Prague in the valley of the Únětický potok stream. Its cadastral area directly borders the Prague cadastral area and the Tiché údolí protected area.

History and Culture

The first written mention of Únětice as a village with a church dates from 1125. After 1770, a new church, a rectory and a farmyard were built in Únětice. The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was rebuilt and consecrated on 17 August 1783.

Between 1870 and 1882, the physician Čeněk Rýzner discovered and investigated a burial ground from the Early Bronze Age in Únětice. The protected archaeological burial ground, after which the Únětice culture of the Early Bronze Age is named, lies on the boundary of the cadastral areas of Únětice, Roztoky and Žalov. In 1879, Čeněk Rýzner investigated the burial ground, which consisted of four groups of graves.

The Chapel of Saint Joseph at the Únětice cemetery is an immovable cultural monument. It has a pentagonal ground plan on the outside and a decagonal one on the inside. West of the centre stands the Baroque Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk, dating from 1716. In front of the chapel is a column with a statue of Saint John of Nepomuk dating from 1699. To the east of the church stands Tereziánský špejchar, a granary dating from 1752 in the historic centre of Únětice.

Nature and Trails

An educational trail runs through the Roztocký háj – Tiché údolí and Údolí Únětického potoka nature reserves. There are also several hiking and cycling trails in the area, accessible from Únětice. From Únětice, hiking and cycling trails lead past Dolní rybník below Holý vrch and through Tiché údolí along the Únětický potok stream to Roztoky.

In the nearby Holý vrch area, the so-called Alšova vyhlídka is located in the upper part of the southwestern slope. Also in the nearby Holý vrch area, above the path, are climbing practice areas called Strážce.

The “Únětická příroda v mapě” project records biodiversity-rich places in the cadastral area of Únětice and involves the public in observing nature and collecting biodiversity data.

Brewery

Beer brewing resumed in 2011 in the architecturally valuable brewery building. Únětický pivovar offers a brewery taproom with a cosy garden and beer straight from the tank. The brewery’s visitor information recommends taking Metro Line A to Dejvická, followed by Bus Line 355 to the Únětice, Na parcelách stop and then a short walk.

Other places: Horoměřice, Svrkyně, Pikovice, Roztoky, Líšnice, Tuchoměřice, Knezeves, Trnová

To the higher-level travel overview: Prague-West District.