Doubrava: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

In the immediate vicinity of Doubrava lies Vlčí skála, a former sandstone quarry with climbing routes ranging from easy to more challenging grades. The rock face at Vlčí skála is approximately 12–14 metres high.

Culture

In Svatogothardská Lhotka stands the Neoclassical statue of Saint Wenceslas by Josef Rychtera, dating from 1822. It stands on a small hill surrounded by four old linden trees and two benches.

The historic Beránek Mill is also located in Svatogothardská Lhotka. It belongs to the group of watermills on the Bystřice, which also included the Obecní and Panský mills.

Sandstone from Doubrava was used, among other things, for the Jan Žižka monument on Gothard, Šaloun’s Krakonoš, and the statue of Saint George in Miletín.

Local History

In the immediate vicinity of Doubrava stood Buštěhrad Castle, also known as Pustohrad, from the mid-13th century until its destruction over the course of the 15th century. The western part of the fortification walls has been preserved in the immediate vicinity of Doubrava. The castle was destroyed by fire.

Historically, Doubrava was known for the extraction of fine-grained white and yellow stone, which was particularly valued by sculptors. There were two quarries in the village, which were excavated right up to the edges of the houses standing there.

At the edge of Doubrava village square stands a recently restored stone cross with Christ. It was erected in 1853 at the expense of the married couple Josef and Františka Antoš from Doubrava and blessed in 1854 by Father Leden of Hořice.

Paths

Near Doubrava are the remains of a technically remarkable vaulted stone bridge, built in 1872 in place of an older wooden bridge.

The route to Buštěhrad branches off from the road onto a forest track, crosses a small hollow way and a meadow at a crossroads before entering the forest again, and passes a large disused quarry.

The road from Panský mlýn to Doubrava was built in 1853–1854 to improve the connection between Doubrava and Hořice. The local-history walk “Vycházka na Buštěhrad a Doubravu” leads to the site of a former castle and then to the historic stonemason village of Doubrava.

Other places: Češov, Ostroměř, Volanice, Zeleznice, Chomutice, Zelenecká Lhota, Radim, Židovice.

To the main travel overview: Jičín District.