Polletitz: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

The Church of St. Nicholas in Boletice has been listed as a national cultural monument since 3 May 1958, originally dates back to a Romanesque building from the second half of the 12th century, and is considered the oldest sacred monument in South Bohemia. Partially uncovered medieval wall paintings have been preserved in the chancel. The interior is normally closed; visits are only possible by prior arrangement. The church is also used for cultural and social events as well as wedding ceremonies.

Culture and history

The history of the area also includes the former municipality of Boletice, which no longer exists today. Teaching took place there in a building belonging to an extensive rectory near the Church of St. Nicholas, at the latest since 1722. As of 2021, the former school still had remains of the surrounding walls, including parts of the façade or plaster, as well as preserved wooden window frames.

In the 13th century, Boletice was the centre of an extensive royal rychta and, at the same time, an important centre on the old route of the Linecká stezka. The former settlement of Boletice has been accessible since the beginning of 2016, following the reduction in the size of the military district.

Raziberk is home to a Hallstatt-period hilltop settlement dating from the Early Iron Age, approximately between 750 and 450 BC. The site is fortified in an irregular circular shape and features two parallel ring-shaped ramparts as well as outer ditches.

Landscape and protected areas

Knížecí Stolec is located in the vicinity of Boletice and was formerly also called Liščí louka. The 1,236-metre-high mountain belongs to the South Bohemian part of the Bohemian Forest, is the highest mountain in the Želnavská hornatina and, after Smrčina, the second-highest mountain in the Český Krumlov District. An 8-metre-high wooden lookout tower was ceremonially opened on its summit on 11 July 2012.

The Boletice Military District in the vicinity of Boletice is protected as part of Natura 2000. This includes the European protected areas of Boletice and Polná, as well as the Boletice bird protection area.

Hiking

The route to Knížecí Stolec in the Boletice Military District is publicly accessible on weekends and public holidays. Visitors must remain on the marked route because military exercises take place in the area. The circular route to Knížecí Stolec is 14 km long, climbs more than 400 metres in elevation, is likewise publicly accessible on weekends and public holidays, and may only be walked along the marked route because of the military use of the area.

There are 75.5 km of marked hiking trails and 95 km of cycle paths designated in and around the Boletice Military District.

Cycle paths

Cycle path 1254 leads from the Kájov access road via Maniny to the Church of St. Nicholas in Boletice. The Kájovsko–Boleticko circular route, including the detours to Červený Dvůr Castle and the Church of St. Nicholas in Boletice, is approximately 20 km long and runs exclusively along existing marked cycle paths.

Other places

Oberplan, Lippen, Adolfsthal, Prisnitz, Predni Vyton, Friedberg, Cerna V Posumavi, Kaplitz

To the higher-level travel overview: Český Krumlov District.