Janovice V Podještědí: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Janovice v Podještědí combines striking landscape formations with remarkable examples of rural architectural history. In the cadastral area, the rock formations resemble the landscape of Český ráj in appearance. At the same time, several cycling and hiking routes cross the village, opening up different ways to explore the surrounding area.

Nature and landscape

The rock formations in the cadastral area of Janovice v Podještědí resemble the landscape of Český ráj in appearance. There are also four mountains in the surrounding area: Pískový vrch, Sedlecký Špičák, Rozsocha and Zelený vrch. The ruins of Starý Berštejn are also located in the wider regional area around Janovice v Podještědí.

Cycling and hiking trails

The interregional cycling route No. 241 runs through Janovice v Podještědí. Its 49-kilometre route leads from Petrovice via Jablonné v Podještědí, Stráž pod Ralskem and Mimoň to Mukařov. The regional cycling route No. 3046 connects Janovice v Podještědí in the direction of Křižany and Hamr na Jezeře. A yellow-marked hiking trail from Jablonné v Podještědí to PP Stříbrník also passes through the village.

Architectural history and places of interest

Janovice 29 is a house partly built using timber-frame construction, with a half-timbered upper floor supported by a jettied construction. The building dates from the early 19th century. Its roof is covered with fired fish-scale tiles and glazed tiles forming geometric patterns.

Janovice 75 is a single-storey house partly built using timber-frame construction, with a three-part floor plan. This was extended by a later masonry section beside the chamber. The house was built in the first half of the 19th century and has a gabled roof with a continuous dormer and two gabled dormers.

The Janovické poustevny consist of several sandstone rocks with rooms and niches carved into them. The Chapel of the Holy Trinity, a church, is also located in the vicinity of Janovice v Podještědí.

Chapel in Janovice

The chapel in Janovice v Podještědí is a square plastered building with sandstone foundations and an octagonal bell turret. It was built as a new stone chapel on 24 June 1753 and solemnly consecrated on 14 October 1754. A Calvary was later established in Janovice v Podještědí.

Other local pages

Pertoltice, Žďárek, Jablonné V Podjestedí, Dlouhý Most, Hlavice, Křižany, Kunratice, Cetenov

For the higher-level travel overview: Liberec District.