Česká Metuje: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

The Metuje runs through Česká Metuje in a deeply incised valley from north to south.

Nature and landscape

The entire municipal area of Česká Metuje lies within the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area. On the left bank of the Metuje, in the immediate vicinity of the built-up area, lies the Pískovcové sloupky natural monument. It includes hourglass-shaped sandstone-like rock columns on the wall of an artificial exposure, a geomorphologically remarkable scree slope with rock outcrops, as well as communities of near-natural forests and rocks.

Pískovcové sloupky is a remarkable geological formation created by karstification and selective weathering in calcareous Upper Cretaceous sediments. Because the sandstone columns are fragile, sports or recreational use is not recommended. The Vlásenky stream is a larger right-bank tributary of the Metuje in Česká Metuje.

Berkova lípa, a protected commemorative tree, also stands in the village. The tree stands south of Pískovcové sloupky, behind house no. 21.

History and symbols

The settlement was named after the Metuje River. The first surviving written mention of the village of Metuje dates from 1406; at that time, it is mentioned as part of the Police estate.

The atonement cross “Smírčí kříž” is a Greek cross with an inscription; on its reverse side, a person fleeing from an axe is depicted. It stands on the left side of the road to Police.

Transport connections

A railway line from Meziměstí towards Týniště nad Orlicí and Choceň runs through Česká Metuje. Hotel Bouda is five minutes from a railway stop on the Týniště nad Orlicí–Meziměstí line.

More local pages: Náchod, Bozanov, Broumov, Zlic, Velká Jesenice, Kramolna, Hronov, Jetřichov.

To the higher-level travel overview: Náchod District.