Stary Dvur: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Starý Dvůr is linked to the Železné hory microregion by several distinctive cycling connections: Cycle Route 1 runs through the village between Ronov nad Doubravou and the Seč–Trhová Kamenice–Hlinsko section. The “Okolo Seče” cycling circuit also starts and ends in Starý Dvůr.

Landscape and Nature

The Lichnice–Kaňkovy hory educational trail covers forestry as well as the animal and plant life of the Železné hory region. It ends at a crossroads where the Starodvorská meets the Hedvikovská Gorge.

Hedvičino údolí is the valley of the Zlatý potok, which rises from the Pekelské rybníky ponds. The Hedvikovská Gorge in the Lichnice geological locality branches off towards Kraskov and Starý Dvůr. The Lichnice locality is protected as a national nature reserve within the Železné hory Protected Landscape Area.

History

Lichnice Castle was founded around 1250 in the vicinity of Starý Dvůr and demolished in 1649 by special order of Ferdinand III. The ruins of Lichnice Castle also stand nearby on a rocky hill 480 metres high; the Milada lookout tower is located in one of its towers.

The book “Jak šel čas pod Lichnicí”, published in December 2023, covers the history of Třemošnice and the local districts of Kubíkovy Duby, Hedvikov, Závratec, Lhůty, Podhradí, Starý Dvůr and Skoranov from the 13th century to 1945. It is available for purchase at the Třemošnice Library.

Local Cultural Heritage

The local cultural heritage of Starý Dvůr includes a cast-iron cross on a sandstone pedestal and a modern bell tower from the 20th century. House No. 4 in Starý Dvůr, built in the late Classicist style, was converted from a log structure into a solid masonry building before 1872. Mádlův rybník pond is located on the site of the former manor pond Cihelna.

More local pages: Ústupky, Parizov, Zderaz, Otradov, Luže-Domanice, Svídnice, Bousov, Hroubovice

To the higher-level travel overview: Chrudim District.