Mezno: Hotels and accommodations

Nature and landscape

The municipality of Mezno is home to the Suchdolský rybník nature monument, which is also designated as a Natura 2000 site of Community importance. The Suchdolský rybník Natura 2000 site covers 10.3681 hectares and was first designated on April 15, 2005. The nature monument protects the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus), a critically endangered, specially protected species.

The landscape in the municipality of Mezno is predominantly agricultural and includes fertile fields and bodies of water; an extensive forest complex lies to the south. Some of Mezno’s original 26 ponds are still preserved in the municipality today.

History and culture

Mezno historically belonged to Borotín Castle and was first explicitly mentioned there in 1517. A chapel dating from 1752 stands in Mezno’s village square. It has a narrow tower with a low finial and a small bell hanging between four windows. The chapel contains a painting of Saint Florian; next to it there used to be a statue of Saint John of Nepomuk.

The area covered by the Mezno zoning plan contains the immovable cultural monument Boží muka u Mitrovic, registered under number 30525/3-4827.

Getting around

Mezno railway station is located on line 220 between Olbramovice and České Budějovice. Access to Mezno railway station, including the passenger shelter, is barrier-free. On the international Prague–Vienna Greenways cycling route, the journey was continued as far as Prčice.

Other places

Other places in the same higher-level area include: Litichovice, Rabyne, Pravonín, Čakov, Střezimíř, Chlum, Studený and Řimovice.

For the higher-level travel overview: Benešov District.