Klášterní Skalice: Hotels and Accommodations

The Cistercian monastery in Klášterní Skalice was the most recent foundation of this order in the Bohemian lands. It remained unfinished and was destroyed during the Hussite Wars.

Culture

A 10-meter-high fragment of the crossing pier has survived from the monastery church. It locates the church on the northern side of the complex.

The former Panny Marie monastery chapel is also part of the history of the place. It was attached to the northern side of the chateau and served as the chateau chapel. The chapel was remodeled in the Pseudo-Gothic style, particularly on the eastern façade. The collapsed walls of the Panny Marie chateau or monastery chapel were rebuilt.

Another historical detail is the statue of “St. John of Nepomuk,” a work by an unknown author dating from around 1750. Together with the statues of “the Virgin Mary,” “St. Anne,” and “St. Procopius,” it forms a symbolic protective cross whose arms intersect in the area of the former monastery in Klášterní Skalice. The “Boží muka” monument is a damaged fragment made of red sandstone from Nučice, dating from around 1750; the entire upper part is missing.

Landscape

The former monastery complex is bordered on its western side by the riverbed of the small Kouřimka River. Rocky cliffs emerge here above the Kouřimka River.

Trails

The green-marked regional route connects Pečky and Kouřim via Dobřichov, Radim, Chotutice, Vrbčany, Žabonosy, and Klášterní Skalice. In addition, a green-marked hiking trail leads from Pečky to Kouřim through Klášterní Skalice.

More local pages: Třebovle, Kouřim, Krychnov, Vrátkov, Polní Chrčice, Zásmuky, Tuchoraz, Velký Osek

To the higher-level travel overview: Kolín District.