Horní Libchava: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

In Horní Libchava, historical traces, protected nature and signposted paths exist side by side.

Culture and local history

The Renaissance château of Horní Libchava dates from 1574 to 1593. The Fara maltézských rytířů in Horní Libchava features the traditional floor plan of a broad Baroque house.

The vanished Klinštejn castle complex dates from the 14th century; no above-ground masonry remains. At the site of the castle complex, a moat and rampart have survived as visible remains.

The cemetery in Horní Libchava was established in 1904 on the site of the former cemetery that surrounded the Church of St James the Greater in the village centre.

Nature and landscape

The Manušické rybníky natural monument covers areas in the cadastral territory of Horní Libchava. It protects wetland and aquatic biotopes and the species dependent on them, in particular a population of fire-bellied toads (Bombina bombina).

The Lusatian Mountains extend north of Horní Libchava, while the northern part of the Bohemian Central Uplands begins to the west; the area around Máchovo jezero is nearby to the southeast. The former Ralsko military area in the vicinity of Horní Libchava is now a recreational area.

Paths and connections

Cycle path No. 211 runs through Horní Libchava and connects Kytlice, Dubá, Stružnice, Horní Libchava and Vojtěchov. The Varhany cycle route connects Česká Lípa, Horní Libchava and Kamenický Šenov and runs along the former railway track of a railway line.

A blue-marked hiking trail runs along the northeastern edge of Horní Libchava and leads from Česká Lípa via Manušice, Slunečná and Kamenický Šenov to Nový Bor. A yellow hiking and cycling route runs through Horní Libchava and connects Česká Lípa, Dolní Libchava, Horní Libchava, Manušice, Skalice u České Lípy and Nový Bor.

Other places

Other destinations at the same higher administrative level: Bohatice U Zákup, Blíževedly, Velenice U Zákup, Žandov, Ralsko, Dubnice Pod Ralskem, Arnultovice, Svojkov.

To the higher-level travel overview: Česká Lípa District.