Lekenik: Hotels and accommodations

Lekenik can be described through several specifically named cultural and landscape references.

Culture

The Municipality of Lekenik preserves six wooden chapels dating from the 17th to the 19th century. These include the chapels in Stari Brod, Poljana Lekenička, Cerje Letovaničko, Letovanić, Gradec, and Vrh Letovanički.

In Letovanić, the Škofač Ethnographic Collection displays more than 2,000 protected ethnographic objects in three traditional wooden Čardak houses. The interiors are arranged to show what life looked like nearly a century ago.

The wooden Chapel of St. Martin in Stari Brod is described as a rare example of traditional folk Baroque architecture with a preserved painted interior. It was restored after 2007 and recognized as an important cultural monument of Croatia.

Lekenik also offers visits to the original, preserved filming locations of Fiddler on the Roof (1971) and the Croatian children's classic Šegrt Hlapić. The tours may include animators and guided tours with guides in English and Hebrew.

Geographical setting

The wider regional surroundings of Lekenik include the Musée d'art contemporain, Cepeliš, Skankovica, Glavica, and Park Dugave.

The surrounding area of Lekenik includes Žažina.

Nature

Kaktusi Bešlić, located near Žažina, is described as a place with greenhouse exhibitions featuring a large succulent collection. It also includes a specialist shop selling cacti, other succulents, planters, and propagation supplies.

The information on this page is also intended for travelers who would like to book a hotel in Lekenik.

For the overarching travel overview: Općina Lekenik.