Lubná: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Lubná is a place where history, landscape and local events exist closely side by side.

The Lubenský potok stream flows through the built-up part of Lubná and rises in Lubenské paseky; the Desná rises in the Lubenský les. At 699 metres above sea level, Mount Skalka is the highest point in Lubná.

History

Lubná was first mentioned in 1167. The settlement of Lubná was assigned to the Litomyšl Chapter in 1347. In the first half of the 19th century, Kajetánčina huť made Lubná well known; the glass products made there were exported to Spain, the Netherlands and America. According to local tradition, the chandelier for the Chapel of St Anne was made at Kajetánčina huť.

Culture

The Chapel of St Anne stands in the centre of Lubná. It was enlarged in 1857 and dedicated to Saint Anne. The Chapel of St Xaverius has also stood in the centre of Lubná since 1857. The statue of the Holy Trinity stands on the road from Lubná to Široký Důl, while the statue of Saint John of Nepomuk stands on the road known as Stará silnice.

Events

The Anenská pouť pilgrimage takes place every year at Lubná’s summer grounds. Lubenská šťopička is a local spirits festival founded in 2008. It includes public tastings of selected spirits and liqueurs, as well as music and a cultural programme.

Lubná’s Velikonoční jarmark Easter market became a traditional event after its first edition. It takes place on the Saturday one week before Easter at the summer grounds. The Vánoční prodejní výstava Christmas sales exhibition in Lubná has a tradition of more than twenty years and is always held at the beginning of December in the hall at Skalka. Skalka is a centre for sporting and cultural events in Lubná.

Lubná is one of the member municipalities of the Kraj Smetany a Martinů association, from which the local circular routes can be completed.

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