Marenice: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Mařenice combines Baroque architectural heritage with protected moorland and forest landscapes. The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene was built between 1699 and 1714; the architect was Octavio Broggio from Litoměřice.

Culture

The Baroque Church of Saint Mary Magdalene was extensively reconstructed after 1989 and reopened on 27 July 1991. On Kalvárie Hill stands a chapel built in 1681 and restored in 2010.

Traditional Upper Lusatian half-timbered houses as well as rural buildings with half-timbered upper floors have been preserved in the Mařenice area. The Baroque sculpture group Sousoší Ukřižování was created between 1831 and 1833 and stands by the road bridge over the Svitávka. The historic path between Kunratice, Mařenice and Krompach is lined, along the documented section, with crosses, plague shrines dating from the late 17th century and two religious reliefs carved into a rock face.

Nature

Mařenice lies in the heart of the Lužické hory Protected Landscape Area. The area was designated in 1976 and covers approximately 270 km². The Jezevčí vrch National Nature Reserve is also located nearby; it was designated in 1967, covers 80 hectares and extends across elevations from 420 to 665 metres.

The Brazilka Nature Monument lies within the municipality of Mařenice and comprises heathland, dry and wet meadows, small moors and wetlands. The Luž Nature Reserve is also located within the municipality, covering an area of 25.83 hectares and extending across elevations from 645 to 793 metres. On both sides of the Czech-German border, it protects mixed forests, rock formations, frost cliffs and block streams.

The Rašeliniště Mařeničky area is located near Mařenice and features a downy birch bog woodland, peatlands, bog cranberry, round-leaved sundew, wet meadows and reed beds with potential nesting sites for birds.

Trails

The European long-distance trail E3 passes through the Mařenice area. The educational trail Obnova mokřadů na Brazilce is 0.75 km long, has four stations with bilingual information panels in Czech and German, and runs along the edge of a peat meadow within the Brazilka Nature Monument.

On 2 May 2025, a scenic circular hike led from Mařenice via Hamr.

More local pages: Svojkov, Kozly U České Lípy, Bohatice U Zákup, Žandov, Stráz Pod Ralskem, Beškov, Velký Valtinov, Prachen.

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