Poušť: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Poušť lies on the shore of Jakubský rybník and is surrounded by forests. Jakubský rybník is the largest surviving pond in the Dymokury pond system.

Nature

The reed meander of Jakubský rybník is a breeding ground for many waterfowl species. In the surrounding area, a forest clearing offers a view across the entire surface of Pustý rybník, from one dam to the other. In the surrounding area, a path leads through an avenue of old lime trees designated as a state nature monument.

Trails

A blue-marked hiking trail leads from the reed meander of Jakubský rybník to the settlement of Poušť. In the surrounding area, an educational trail runs around Pustý rybník. In the surrounding area, the blue route continues from Pustý rybník to Komárovský rybník.

In the surrounding area, a forest spring lies east of Jakubský rybník, beyond a small railway bridge. In the surrounding area, the alternative hiking route circles Jakubský rybník along the opposite shore. In the surrounding area, the alternative hiking route reaches Činěves railway station.

A circular tour of approximately 15 kilometres leads from Městec Králové along the blue-marked trail in the direction of Poušť and returns to the starting point in Městec Králové via Záhornice and Vinice.

History and culture

Jakubský rybník is named after the now-defunct Church of St. James in the settlement of Poušť.

According to local legend, a hermit and his companions remained on an island to look after a small church; this island is associated with the present-day settlement of Poušť. According to local legend, the hermit looked after a chapel on an island in Jakubský rybník and rang a small bell there.

The Záhorská fortress once stood at the archaeological site on Vondrák, which is reached by an unmarked route along the former sugar factory railway.

The surviving older ground-floor section of Jakubský mlýn was declared a cultural monument in 2007. Jakubský mlýn is one of the few remaining timber-framed mills in the Polabí region.

Záhornice and the settlement of Poušť share a war memorial.

Other places

Kolaje, Třebestovice, Běrunice, Loučeň, Libice Nad Cidlinou, Chleby, Milovice and Kovanice.

To the higher-level travel overview: Nymburk District.