Dřevčice: Hotels and Accommodations

The local history of Dřevčice can be seen in several buildings: The originally Romanesque Church of St. Bartholomew dates from the 11th to 12th century. A High Gothic extension was added on its southern side; a new chancel was built in the 18th century. The bell tower of Dřevčice was built in 1695 on the site of an earlier chapel dedicated to St. Florian and preserves three bells.

Church and Fortress

The originally episcopal fortress of Dřevčice was built on a promontory in the 14th century and protected by a water fortification. The Baroque portals of Dřevčice date from 1776 and form the entrances to farmsteads created by the division of the manor farm at the original fortress. The surviving parts of the fortress are open to the public; various events and celebrations take place there.

Archaeology

The Dřevčice–Na Výsluní archaeological site lies on the southeastern edge of Dřevčice beside the road to Svémyslice and the adjacent cemetery. At the Dřevčice–Na Výsluní archaeological site, 95 archaeological features of a settlement and funerary nature were discovered and examined. The archaeological investigation uncovered a significant cremation burial site from the Late Bronze Age, attributed to the Knovíz culture of the Urnfield period (1350–1050 BC).

The so-called “Dřevčický příbor” is a ceramic assemblage found on 24 December 1932 while a ditch was being dug along the road from Dřevčice to Popovice. Today it is housed in the National Museum and is considered, among other things, evidence of a ritual associated with drinking beverages.

Landscape and Location

Dřevčice lies on a terrace at the transition from the Prague Plateau to the Elbe lowlands. About 250 metres north of the main road running through Dřevčice, the terrain descends into the large “v Chobotech” valley. The Vinořský potok, also called Valcha or Chobot, flows through this valley from Vinoř.

Road II/610 runs through the centre of Dřevčice and connects Prague-Vinoř with Brandýs nad Labem.

Routes

The “Pražská pěší pouť do Staré Boleslavi” pilgrimage walking route branches off at Jenštejn towards Dřevčice.

Other Locality Pages

Other locality pages: Kostelec U Křížků, Ladvi, Velké Popovice, Radonice, Veliká Ves, Mirosovice, Drisy, Mratín.

To the higher-level travel overview: Praha-Východ District.