Volárna: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Volárna preserves a planned village structure with simple houses arranged in clear lines within the open agricultural landscape of the Polabí region.

Culture

The Staročeské máje is a long-standing local tradition in Volárna.

History

Volárna was founded in 1778 on the site of former stables known as “panská volárna”. These stables were located in the area of the former village of Břežany.

The Bačovský side channel was built in 1475 and diverted water from the Cidlina. The Bačovský pond was gradually drained and abandoned in the 18th century.

A total of 104 men from Volárna were conscripted for military service; 15 of them fell in battle.

Nature

The protected natural feature “Váha u Volárny” is a small, old water basin surrounded by trees in the middle of the fields, about half a kilometre from Volárna. The surroundings of Volárna invite visitors to go hiking.

Village Life

The monument to the victims of the First World War in Volárna, created in 1919, combines a war memorial with the function of a central cemetery cross and commemorates local victims of the war events of 1914 to 1918.

The wooden bell tower in Volárna dates from 1919 and is classified as folk architecture. Historically, it served both religious and practical functions for the village community: the bell called people to prayer, announced the evening and noon ringing as well as everyday and festive events, and could warn of danger. The bell tower in Volárna is freely accessible.

Transport

Volárna has bus services that are integrated into the Prague Integrated Transport system. The nearest railway station to Volárna is in Velký Osek, 4 km away.

Other places: Zásmuky, Klášterní Skalice, Cerhenice, Drahobudice, Konárovice, Polní Voděrady, Radovesnice Ii, Plaňany

To the higher-level travel overview: Kolín District.