Kobylice: Vacation Apartments and Holiday Homes

The area of Kobylice is home to a tree protected as a natural monument; it also contains a site belonging to the Natura 2000 network. The village thus combines notable natural features with a history dating back to the late Middle Ages.

History and Village Character

The first written mention of Kobylice dates from 1393 and appears in the Nový Bydžov Book of Conscience. According to the local history, Kobylice was devastated after the Thirty Years’ War. The village name also refers to the landscape: it probably derives from “kobylnice,” a term for clay soil.

The local history also links the establishment of Opatov to the parceling of the former Nový dvůr estate in 1876. Kobylice is home to a cemetery chapel with an adjacent burial ground. In the wider regional area lies Svatý Jiří, which is regarded as a church.

Nature and Landscape

In the immediate surroundings of Kobylice are Ve Svidníku and Nas Kopci, both of which are classified as hills. In the wider regional area are Kamenec and Maxinec (MLázovický chlum), both of which are classified as mountains. Thus, the landscape classification extends from the immediate surroundings to the wider regional area without conflating the individual designations.

Getting Around and On Site

Kobylice lies on the main road between Hradec Králové and Nový Bydžov; buses run in both directions until the evening hours. The local scene also includes the FC Spartak Kobylice football stadium, with 200 standing places and 50 seats.

The “Nový Bydžov a okolí 2” tour is described as a very easy 50 km hike with approximately 55 meters of elevation gain. It starts and ends in Kobylice.

Other places in this selection include Mokrovousy, Zachrašťany, Starý Bydžov, Königgrätz, Sloupno, Ohnišťany, Puchlovice and Černilov.

For the higher-level travel overview: Hradec Králové District.