Nový Jáchymov: Hotels and Accommodation

Nový Jáchymov lies in the Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area, which is also a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The Naučná stezka Krušná hora – Hudlický vrch educational trail runs in the immediate vicinity and leads to the Máminka lookout tower.

Nature

At the edge of the municipality, the Habrový potok stream flows past a cascade of three ponds. Marked cycle route 0053 (Pod Kolnou – Otročiněves) also passes through the Nový Jáchymov area.

Fishing is permitted in Prostřední Pond in the cadastral area of Nový Jáchymov. However, fishing is prohibited from the dam and in the spawning area. In principle, only a single hook is permitted, except when spinning.

History

The municipality of Nový Jáchymov was founded in 1810. The impetus for its establishment was the construction of an ironworks with blast furnaces, a foundry, and auxiliary facilities.

The Cech building was constructed in 1812 in the Italian style and served as the entrance to an iron ore mine. The walls on both sides of the Cech show a geological cross-section of Krušná hora, as well as the dip and thickness of the ore layers. The former Cech building, formerly known as the cáchovna, now serves as a restaurant.

Culture

The Fürstenbergská huť at Boháčkova čp. 1 is designated as a listed building. The Lesní hřbitov cemetery on the road to Červený Kříž is also designated as a listed building.

The Lesní hřbitov Nový Jáchymov cemetery was founded in 1831 on the initiative of František Nittinger and is a cultural monument of the Czech Republic. It is still used for burials and is freely accessible to the public.

The A. Mayer family tomb forms a separate group of four monuments in a small valley of the Lesní hřbitov Nový Jáchymov cemetery. It includes a central Neo-Gothic cast-iron tomb for Antonín Mayer and his wife Johanna Mayerová, née Rumplerová. Numerous graves are decorated with artistically designed crosses and gravestones. In the central area stands a large cast-iron cross with a corpus of Christ.

Getting Around

Nový Jáchymov can be reached by a regularly operating bus line via Beroun and Králův Dvůr. According to the local information, there are no parking areas in Nový Jáchymov.

More local pages: Chynava, Točník, Vráž, Žebrák, Hředle, Zadní Treban, Srbsko, Podkozí

For the higher-level travel overview: Beroun District.