Nový Knín: Hotels and accommodations
The Muzeum zlata Nový Knín is located in a historic 15th-century building on Náměstí Jiřího z Poděbrad. It also serves as a tourist information centre.
Culture
The Kostel sv. Mikuláše church was rebuilt in 1652 after the former church burned down to its foundations in the town fire of 1537. The stone-built church houses a crypt containing the remains of the town's primators.
On Náměstí Jiřího z Poděbrad stands a fountain dating from 1837, made of stone blocks. Next to the fountain are several benches, which are shaded in summer by three old lime trees.
Routes
The Naučná stezka Nový Knín a okolí begins at the Muzeum zlata in Nový Knín. It has ten information boards, passes adits, and presents the history of gold mining and gold extraction in the area around Kocába and Nový Knín.
A yellow-marked hiking route leads through Nový Knín and ends at Náměstí Jiřího z Poděbrad. It is approximately 16 km long.
The Naučná stezka Kozí Hory – Libčice has eight stations and passes adits and mining subsidence sites. According to the official route information, the Naučná stezka Kozí Hory – Libčice is 18.6 km long.
Landscape
The Hadí řekou – údolí Kocáby route runs through a large part of the most beautiful section of the Kocába between Nový Knín and Štěchovice.
The Kocába and its immediate surroundings were known for centuries as a gold-bearing area. The area known as the Štěchovický zlatonosný revír stretches between Nový Knín and Štěchovice and extends as far as Třebenice.
Other places
Other places in the same directory: Lešetice, Počaply, Starosedlský Hrádek, Drevníky, Milešov, Dolní Hbity, Svaté Pole, Nedrahovice.
To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Příbram.
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