Chřibská: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

A short circular route of approximately 3 km to the Chřibské vodopády begins and ends in Chřibská’s market square. The two small natural waterfalls formed where water flows from the foot of Plešivec over two rock ledges.

Landscape and trails

Chřibský vrch is a wooded basalt hill with an elevation of 621 m, approximately 2 km southeast of Chřibská. A marked hiking trail leads from Chřibská through the forest to Malý Stožec, from where there is a view of the reservoir. Via the Lesní divadlo, the marked trails around Chřibský vrch can form a shorter loop; experienced hikers can extend them to Křížový vrch and onward to Studenec. Concerts and performances by local interest groups take place there in summer.

Approximately 3 km from Chřibská’s market square in the direction of Doubice, a viewpoint on a basalt rock offers a view into the valley of Chřibská.

Culture and history

The Church of St. George was extensively rebuilt in the Renaissance style between 1596 and 1605. Its furnishings are partly Baroque and partly Rococo. The outer walls feature Renaissance tomb monuments of prominent citizens of the town from the 17th century; the church also has two bells dating from 1460 and 1598.

Chřibské kulturní léto has existed for three decades. Every year, four classical music concerts take place in the Church of St. George from June to September.

The Chřibská information centre, with tourist materials, maps and brochures, is located in building no. 22 on the market square. The Museum in Chřibská opened in the renovated house no. 22 on 10 August 2002; Tadeáš Haenke was born in this house on 6 December 1761. The museum can be visited mainly during the main season; outside this period, visits are possible by prior arrangement at other dates and times.

At Chřibský hrádek, archaeologists found the remains of a small rock castle from the 13th century. Chřibský hrádek is situated on a steep rock above the valley of the Doubický potok, approximately 2 km from Chřibská.

The glassworks in Horní Chřibská is mentioned as early as 1414. Operation of the historic glassworks ceased in 2007.

Nature and technology

The aqueduct near Dolní Chřibská is a remarkably well-preserved technical monument whose history dates back to 1886. It is freely accessible year-round.

In Dolní Chřibská there are wet meadows with rare plants, including the broad-leaved marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis). Marschnerova louka was declared a natural monument in 1995; Louka u Brodských received the same designation three years later. Dolní Chřibská, a district of the town of Chřibská, belongs to the European Site of Importance České Švýcarsko.

Other local pages

Other local pages: Starý Šachov, Nová Chribská, Merboltice, Krásná Lípa, Dobrná, Jilove U Decina, Dolní Habartice, Doubice.

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Děčín.