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Pořín can be explored through tangible traces of village, church, and railway history.

File:Center of Pořín, Dolní Hořice, Tábor District.jpg File:Center of Pořín, Dolní Hořice, Tábor District.jpg Photo: Jiří Sedláček via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Culture and History

The first written records of Pořín date back to the 14th century. The name Pořín is derived from the personal name Póra and is interpreted as “Pórův dvůr” (“Póra’s farmstead”).

The late Baroque village chapel in Pořín is the branch church of St. Bartholomew and dates from 1760 to 1770. The Church of St. Bartholomew retains a historic single-manual organ and a late Baroque high altar with a painting of the martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew.

The Tábor–Pelhřimov–Horní Cerekev railway line was built by Italian workers in 1883. It is known as “Hrbatá” because it crosses the difficult terrain of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands.

Landscape

The Lejčkovský potok stream flows beneath the railway bridge behind Pořín railway station.

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The mountains “(K Doubravě) [Radenín-Bítov]”, Vrchy, Cetoraz [Cetoraz], and Hora are located in the surroundings of Pořín.

Religious Sites

The Church of Svatá Anna is located in the surroundings of Pořín. In the wider regional surroundings of Pořín are the Church of Svatý Jan, Želivský Kláštor Monastery, and the Church of Svatá Anna.

More destination pages: Hrusova Lhota, Kamenna Lhota, Žíšov, Košice U Soběslavi, Svatá Anna, Dolní Hrachovice, Roudná, Krátošice.

To the higher-level travel overview: Tábor District.

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