Jaroslav: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In Jaroslav, the Vodění Jidáše tradition, the Lodrantka and traces of local history come together. Vodění Jidáše is a tradition added to the List of Intangible Assets of Traditional and Folk Culture of the Czech Republic in 2012, and it was also documented in Jaroslav during the 2024 re-documentation.

Culture and History

The annual Vodění Jidáše is the culmination of the Easter processions of children with rattles and clappers. During the final procession on Holy Saturday, a boy wears a costume made of straw or tow, a verse about the treacherous Judas is recited, the children visit the village houses and collect gifts. At the end, the costume is ceremonially burned, the verse is recited one last time and the reward is divided among the participants.

The memorial to the fallen Soviet soldier Saša Lepšin in Borek commemorates him. Gottlův kříž marks the place where the last owner of the Zámrsk estate died on 17 January 1941. The Chapel of the Virgin Mary was built in 1906 in the forest on the left along the road to Horní Jelení. House No. 3 is one of three parts of the estate of Lord Jaroslav, which later belonged to the Zámrsk estate.

The former school building in Jaroslav dates from 1886. The former school building contains a large cultural hall; behind the building are two pétanque courts and a rectangular multi-purpose sports court with a permanently installed basketball hoop.

Water and Landscape

Jaroslav lies in the Lodrantka catchment area. The Lodrantka rises west of Jaroslav in wooded areas and feeds a pond on the western edge of Jaroslav.

At the ponds of Jaroslav, two derelict ponds probably dating from the 18th century were reconstructed and a wetland was created. The facilities are located in a forest complex above Road 35 and above the village. At the dam of the lower pond of Rybníky Jaroslav, an original oak pipe from the bottom outlet of both ponds is on display.

A game enclosure with fallow deer and mouflon is located in a forest not far from Jaroslav.

Getting Around

Several hiking trails and several cycling paths run through the surroundings of Jaroslav. KČT cycling route No. 4195 also runs through Jaroslav.

Other Places

You can find other local pages here: Dolní Roveň, Dolní Ředice, Stéblová, Živanice, Kostěnice, Sopřeč, Dříteč, Moravany.

To the higher-level travel overview: Pardubice District.