Blšany: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The single-nave Baroque Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Blšany was built between 1716 and 1717. A tower was added to its southern wall in 1762; it acquired its present appearance through a comprehensive reconstruction in 1825. To the east of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel stands the two-storey Baroque rectory, built in 1734. In front of the rectory on the village square stands a Baroque sculpture of St. John of Nepomuk with two angels dating from 1735. Road I/27 runs through Blšany.

Culture and History

On a hill north of Blšany, the remains of a 17th-century St. Wenceslas Chapel have been preserved. On the eastern edge of Blšany, on the road to Soběchleby, a niche chapel is built into the gable wall of the single-storey house No. 113; it contains a figure of St. Anthony of Padua holding the Christ Child. A brick niche chapel dedicated to St. Wenceslas stands at the intersection of the Blšany–Žatec and Liběšice–Letov roads. Its shallow niche contains a figurative relief depicting St. Wenceslas on horseback.

The medieval village of Nevechovice was located around the St. Wenceslas site; its origins have been archaeologically documented as early as the 9th to 10th century. The St. Wenceslas site in the vicinity of Blšany has a documented pilgrimage tradition dating back to the 14th century and is described as one of the oldest pilgrimage sites associated with St. Wenceslas.

The war memorial in Blšany was erected in 1947 primarily to commemorate the victims of the Second World War, including three named local residents; at the same time, it commemorates residents who did not return from the battlefields of the First World War. Due to its very poor technical condition, the memorial was completely dismantled, including its foundations. During its renewal, the original inscription plaque was to be preserved.

Sports and Events

The sports centre in Blšany offers a hall, a gymnasium and table tennis. The facilities can be reserved for a fee by prior telephone arrangement with the municipal office.

Zámeček Blšany offers premises for weddings, celebrations and other private events.

Geographical Location

In the wider regional surroundings of Blšany lies the site of the vanished St. Wenceslas Church at a crossroads between Letov, Blšany and Liběšovice.

Other Locality Pages

Other locality pages: Zatec, Žerotín U Panenského Týnce, Blažim, Opočno, Kostice Nad Ohrí, Brody, Blšany U Loun, Úherce U Panenského Týnce

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Louny.