Choťovice: Hotels and accommodations

Choťovice combines natural landscapes, cultural history, and specific local references with a range of named destinations.

Natural landscape

Since 2004, the municipality of Choťovice has been part of the Natura 2000 Žehuňský rybník – Obora Kněžičky Special Protection Area for birds. The area protects, among others, the Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) and the Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana), as well as their habitats. It is significant as a breeding area for 131 bird species and as a migration area for waterfowl and birds of prey.

The Žehuňský rybník National Nature Monument includes the cadastral area of Choťovice. It protects reed beds, wet to mesic meadows, calcareous fens, as well as rare and endangered animal species, particularly birds, and plants. Žehuňský rybník was probably established in 1492 by King Vladislaus II of Bohemia and also serves a recreational function.

The natural landscape also includes the Natura 2000 Dománovický les site. It protects unique forest communities, as well as populations of the lady's-slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus) and the stag beetle (Lucanus cervus). It is also home to the only known site of the scarce copper butterfly (Euphydryas maturna) in the Czech Republic.

History and culture

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, formerly also referred to as the Church of the Mother of God, is first documented in 1357. After the earlier church building was destroyed by lightning, it was rebuilt or extensively reconstructed in the early Baroque style after 1670. On 24 June 2006, the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic officially declared it a cultural monument.

The Libněveská řepařská drážka railway ceased operations in 1959. In the wider regional surroundings of Choťovice are Kačina Chateau and Svatý Jiří, a church.

In the village and surroundings

In Choťovice, at Rybníček v Neckách, there is a bicycle rest area on cycle route 4199, which runs from Libice nad Cidlinou to Urbanice near Hradec Králové. A regular event in Choťovice is the Pohádková cesta.

Kamenec is a mountain in the surroundings of Choťovice. Hořánck is also a mountain in the surroundings of Choťovice. U Borku [Záhornice u Městce Králové] is a mountain in the surroundings of Choťovice. Kozí hůra [Žehuň] is a hill in the immediate surroundings of Choťovice.

Other places

Český Brod, Dobřichov, Klášterní Skalice, Ratbor, Nebovidy, Starý Kolín, Dolní Chvatliny and Tuklaty

For the higher-level travel overview: Kolín District.