Očelice: Holiday Apartments and Houses

Three signposted cycling routes pass through Očelice or begin there. Signposted cycling route No. 222 runs via Dobruška, Opočno, Očelice, Ledce, Třebechovice pod Orebem, Krňovice and Běleč nad Orlicí to Hradec Králové and is approximately 30 km long. Signposted cycling route No. 4350 begins in Očelice and runs via Přepychy, Záhornice, Zádolí, Trnov and Podbřezí to Lhota Netřeba; it is approximately 14 km long. Route 4167 runs from Vysoký Újezd via Městec nad Dědinou, Očelice, Bolehošť, Křivice and Lično to Třebešov and is approximately 22 km long.

Transport Routes

The single-track, non-electrified railway line No. 026 runs through the Očelice area from Týniště nad Orlicí via Opočno, Václavice and Teplice nad Metují to Broumov; it is classified as a nationwide railway line. As part of the IREDO regional transport system, there are two bus stops in the municipality of Očelice: Očelice and Očelice, Městec nad Dědinou.

Landscape

Strýc Mountain is located in the vicinity of Očelice. The nearby area also includes the hills Na Kuchyňském [Přepychy u Opočna], Humbule [Očelice-Městec nad Dědinou] and Měle [Mokré].

Culture and History

The Chapel of St. Peter and Paul in Očelice was built in 1872 at the expense of local residents and has an Ave Maria bell. In front of the chapel is a Calvary group dating from 1873. Očelice Fortress presumably fell during the Hussite campaign against the monastery in 1420.

More local pages: Tutleky, Chmelište, Rybná Nad Zdobnicí, Potštejn, Rampuse, Licno, Janov V Orlických Horách, Uhřínovice.

To the main travel overview: Okres Rychnov Nad Kněžnou.