Valterice: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Valteřice was first mentioned in 1492 in a document concerning the division of the Valdštejn estate; according to this agreement, the village was assigned to the Štěpanice part of the estate.

History and Culture

Historically, there were always more Protestants than Catholics in Valteřice. The local Protestants predominantly belonged to the Augsburg Confession and, in smaller numbers, to the Helvetic Confession. Teaching at the Protestant school in Valteřice continued until 1910.

The Sovinka stream flows through Horní Branná and Valteřice. In Horní Branná, the Horní Branná Chateau houses the permanent historical and ethnographic exhibition “Life in the Mountains” about the municipalities of Horní Branná and Valteřice.

Cycling

The “Castle Road” cycling route passes through Martinické rybníky, Horní Branná, Vrchlabí and Vejsplachy, as well as Valteřice, before returning to Jilemnice. The route is listed as 30.0 km long, with an elevation gain of 550 m.

The Valteřice swimming pool is located on the quiet outskirts of Valteřice, near a forest alongside the Sovinec sports and walking trail. The water in the Valteřice swimming pool is clean and comes from mountain streams.

The Valteřice swimming pool has a beach volleyball court, which was reconstructed in 2016. Table tennis paddles and badminton equipment can be borrowed at the Valteřice swimming pool.

Other places: Loukov Nad Jizerou, Jesenný, Prikry, Turnov, Dolni Stepanice, Čistá U Horek, Mrklov, Vichova Nad Jizerou.

To the higher-level travel overview: Semily District.