Obříství: Hotels and Accommodation

The publicly accessible memorial to Bedřich Smetana is located at Lamberk in the former Ferdinandi Estate. It was there that Smetana began composing his opera The Bartered Bride; the memorial also preserves the piano on which he composed the work. In the attic is the original carved bed of the Smetana couple.

Landscape

Obříství lies in the fertile Polabí Lowland near Mělník. The landscape around the village is flat and lies in the area historically known as Meziříčí, between the Labe and Vltava rivers.

Culture and History

The memorial to Svatopluk Čech is located in his former home and a wooden extension where he lived from 1895 to 1903. The historic rooms of the memorial are currently used for wedding ceremonies.

The houses on Obříství village square, with their colorful Baroque gables, were built in 1714. In the eastern part of the village square, which is located approximately in the center of the village, stands the Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. It is a plastered, single-nave building with a rectangular nave and a three-sided closed presbytery.

The protected chateau complex of Obříství comprises the chateau, the Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, a wooden bell tower, a park, an enclosing wall, and the associated land. The rear parts of the Obříství chateau grounds and the park are freely accessible, while the front part is fenced off.

Other Places

Other places in the same selection: Ovčáry U Dřís, Lužec Nad Vltavou, Medonosy, Tuhaň, Čakovičky, Horní Počaply, Vidim, Dolní Beřkovice.

To the main travel overview: Mělník District.