Benešov Nad Ploučnicí: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Benešov nad Ploučnicí has a historic centre and is located in the České středohoří Protected Landscape Area. The castle complex in the town centre is particularly distinctive: the historic ensemble consists of seven buildings in which two separate castle complexes have been preserved – the Upper Castle and the Lower Castle.

Culture and History

The historic buildings include the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, a three-nave Gothic-Renaissance church dating from the 15th century. Parts of the former town fortifications have been preserved on the church. The church also includes the Salhausen Chapel, added later, around which several Renaissance and Baroque tombs can be found.

The main square is home to a 14.6-metre-high Baroque sandstone Marian column dating from 1742. The historic centre itself also tells the story of the town's eventful history: a walk leads through narrow streets whose atmosphere has been shaped by several fires, plague epidemics and military occupations.

Landscape and Surroundings

Benešov nad Ploučnicí is located in the České středohoří Protected Landscape Area. Dobrná is a mountain in the immediate surroundings. Other mountains in the area include Netterskoppe, Vrabinec and Kozel.

The wider regional surroundings of Benešov nad Ploučnicí contain several historical and scenic destinations: Hirniskretzschen is a historic site, Hrad Střekov is a castle, and the Theresienstadt concentration camp and ghetto is a historic site.

Paths and Viewpoints

The viewpoint on Sokolský vrch is about a 15-minute walk south of the main square. It can be reached via a marked hiking trail and is freely accessible. Another route is provided by the Havraní kameny educational trail, which leads from Benešov nad Ploučnicí via Ovesná and Jedlka to Malá Veleň.

Benešov nad Ploučnicí also has a thermal spa with camping facilities. The Postelwitzer Höhe is another viewpoint in the wider regional surroundings.

Other places: Vlci Hora, Velký Šenov, Starý Šachov, Huntířov, Kyjov, Jiřetín Pod Jedlovou, Františkov Nad Ploučnicí, Hřensko

To the higher-level travel overview: Děčín District.