Kolovec: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

The Koloveč Museum of Technology and Crafts presents 67 complete craft workshops and trades, as well as twelve technical exhibitions. Exhibits include clocks and mechanical musical instruments, prams and toys, electrical appliances, kitchen equipment, animal traps, exhibits on milk processing, and a fire station.

Culture and Crafts

In Koloveč, the Volf family’s pottery workshop has been producing traditional folk ceramics since 1785 and is still in operation. The pottery craft has been passed down there from father to son for seven generations.

The church tower is 35 metres high, and inside the church there is an original sculpture of the Stations of the Cross. The liberation monument in the town centre was restored in 1990—only four metres from its original location.

History and Townscape

A major fire destroyed a total of 51 houses, the town hall, the school, and the church in Koloveč in 1729. The present town hall was rebuilt between 1826 and 1830 after the fire that destroyed the former town hall, and is used as a library and a clubroom.

The church was rebuilt in the Baroque style after the fire of 1729; reconstruction was completed in 1732.

Landscape and Trails

From the Koloveč Lookout, views extend across the panoramas of Šumava and Český les, including Javor, Ostrý, Čerchov, Haltrava, Zvon, Přimda, and Sedmihoří.

The Plzeň–Regensburg cycle path passes through Koloveč. Along this route, interesting places in the vicinity of Koloveč can be visited on foot or by bicycle.

Nearby lies Netřeb, surrounded by deciduous forest with yew trees and rare woodland flora, including Turk's cap lilies.

Events

The traditional play „Přemílání bab na mladá děvčata“ attracts several thousand visitors. In addition, the municipality of Koloveč, local associations, and the primary school and kindergarten organise numerous regular cultural and social events every year.

For registered groups of more than ten people, the Koloveč Museum of Technology and Crafts offers a demonstration on the potter’s wheel.

Other Locality Pages

Other locality pages: Úsilov, Dolní Kamenice, Vlkanov, Chocomyšl, Chodská Lhota, Úboč, Němčice, Hlohová.

To the higher-level travel overview: Domažlice District.