Chroustov: Hotels and Accommodation

The history of Chroustov dates back to the 12th century. The present late Baroque Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was built as a completely new structure between 1781 and around 1785.

History and Culture

According to an old legend, the original settlement of Chroustov and an earlier church were located on the wooded Na Kostelíku hill. A new cross now replaces an older stone cross on the hill.

The so-called “živá studně” well in Chroustov is associated with the legend of a White Lady. In the fields along the road to Kněžice stands an old sandstone statue of Saint Norburga holding a sickle. A local legend connects this statue with a sickle that supposedly remained suspended in the air.

Regular Christmas concerts have been held in the church since 26 December 2010. Pilgrimage and church-fair Masses have also been held there since 26 December 2010.

A hall in the Chroustov municipal inn can be rented for a fee of CZK 500.

Landscape

Na Kostelíku hill reaches almost 300 metres above sea level. Chroustov offers a sweeping view over the fertile Polabí region; the view also extends to the distant border mountains in northern Bohemia.

More local pages: Hradčany, Milovice, Jiřice, Kostelní Lhota, Sany, Kovanice, Žitovlice, Zbožíčko

For the higher-level travel overview: Nymburk District.