Chlum-Korouhvice: Holiday Apartments and Houses

Chlum-Korouhvice shows how differently a place can be brought to life through its landscape, paths, and history.

Nature and Water

The Javorův kopec Nature Monument protects a mosaic of wet meadows with cabbage thistles and spring areas transitioning into mesic and mat-grass meadows. Populations of the broad-leaved marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis) and the lesser butterfly-orchid (Platanthera bifolia) can be found there. Chlum is also home to a protected linden tree.

Korouhvice has a bay of the Vír Reservoir. When the water level is low, the foundations of the original houses, a pond at the former mill, and a path with a small bridge become visible.

Paths and Viewpoints

Chlum-Korouhvice has an extensive network of hiking and cycling trails, including a path to the Horní les lookout tower. The blue-marked hiking trail from Vír climbs through Chlum and continues to Javorův kopec. For cyclists, the marked blue cycle route 5218 leads through Chlum to a forest crossroads below Javorův kopec.

The Horní les lookout tower is located nearby on the 774-metre-high mountain of the same name. Its viewing platform is 38 metres above the ground; the tower is open to the public every year from 15 April to 15 October. The regional hike “Za nejvyšším převýšením Vysočiny” is 17 km long and takes approximately 5.5 hours.

History

Chlum is mentioned as early as 1349. In 1596, a rychta is recorded in Chlum, a historical judicial office or administrative district. The fields V Kostele and U Kostela bear traditional names; a local legend associates them with a shared church history of Chlum and Vítochov.

After the proclamation of the Patent of Toleration, the majority of the inhabitants of Chlum and Korouhvice turned to the Protestant faith. A historic fire engine is displayed on the village green in Chlum.

The municipality of Korouhvice disappeared in 1958, with the exception of three houses, during the construction of the Vír I waterworks.

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