Horní Podluzí: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Horní Podluží is an elongated village situated in the valley of the Lužničky on the border between the landscapes of the Lužické hory and Českosaské Švýcarsko. Natural areas, educational trails, cycling routes, a historic textile heritage and a ski resort shape the different facets of the village.

Landscape and nature

Velký rybník is located on the western edge of Horní Podluží. The pond is part of the European Natura 2000 network and is also a 46-hectare nature reserve and an important ornithological site where numerous migratory birds stop to rest. It includes wetlands near the shore with protected plants.

The Světlík site is also characterised by its wetland habitats. Wetland biotopes lie there in direct contact with the pond, including damp and waterlogged meadows as well as a transitional mire in the northern part of the pond. Světlík is a migratory bird stopover of national significance; the crane has been recorded there as the most important breeding bird species. The site is also home to a large population of the yellow-spotted whiteface (Leucorrhinia pectoralis).

Culture and history

The Světlík windmill is registered as an immovable cultural monument in the cadastral area of Horní Podluží. It is located approximately 1.5 km north of Horní Podluží in the Světlík district (Lichtenberg), at an elevation of 500 m and on the edge of the Světlík Nature Reserve, on the shore of the pond of the same name.

The textile past goes back a long way: textile production was firmly established in Horní Podluží even before the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution.

Trails

The Světlík windmill can be reached via the Velký rybník–Světlík educational trail. The educational trail around Velký rybník is suitable for pedestrians and cyclists and connects Rybniště with Horní Podluží. A 4 km educational trail starts in Rybniště.

Horní Podluží is also connected to designated cycling routes. A designated cycle route runs between Horní Podluží and Jiřetín pod Jedlovou. Another cycle route leads from Varnsdorf via Horní Podluží towards Česká Kamenice.

Winter

The Horní Podluží ski resort has three runs with a total length of 650 m. The resort includes a children’s park with passage gates and slalom poles. There are also snowboard obstacles and jumps of varying difficulty levels.

Other destinations

Other destination pages: Hostice, Františkov Nad Ploučnicí, Janov U Hřenska, Horni Habartice, Studanka U Varnsdorf, Valkeřice, Huntířov and Růžová.

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Děčín.