Jiřice: Hotels and Accommodations

In Jiřice stands the stone bell tower. It bears the year 1818, is a protected cultural heritage structure, and is one of the few surviving buildings of the original settlement.

Culture and History

The first written mention of Jiřice dates from 1479. A map from 1720 depicts Jiřice as a small village surrounded by forests. During the German occupation from 1940 to 1945, Jiřice was forcibly depopulated, practically destroyed, and rebuilt after the war. The municipality has a memorial commemorating the forced depopulation of 1940–1945.

The historic village setting also includes the monuments on the village square: a stone cross and a Boží muka, a Czech wayside shrine. The war memorial to those who fell in the First World War was ceremonially reopened in September 2023 after its renovation. The parents of Josef Bašus lived at Jiřice No. 6.

Landscape and Nature

Approximately half of the municipality of Jiřice consists of mixed forests. The other half consists of intensively farmed agricultural land with scattered greenery.

The Mladá protected area covers parts of the cadastral territories of Jiřice and Milovice nad Labem. In these cadastral territories, it protects, among other things, grassland and shrub ecosystems.

Trips from Jiřice

The nearest railway station to Jiřice is located in Lysá nad Labem. There are bus connections from Jiřice to three cities. Routes for car trips, cycling, and hiking are available for excursions from Jiřice. A cycling trip to the chateau park in Lysá nad Labem is offered for Jiřice.

Other places: Hořátev, Choťánky, Kněžice, Dobšice, Senice, Dlouhopolsko, Jizbice, Kostomlaty Nad Labem.

To the higher-level travel overview: Nymburk District.