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The water from the outflow of the Strž pond and from the Kocába River was used to gradually build a system of four hammer mills. In these hammer mills, pig iron was processed into usable wrought iron. In addition, the first iron rolling mill in Bohemia and in the entire former Austria was built in Stará Huť.

The Karel Čapek Memorial was established in 1963 in the house where the writer spent the last three years of his life. After an extensive reconstruction of the building and exhibition, it reopened on April 25, 1997. The memorial is dedicated to Karel Čapek and his wife, the actress and writer Olga Scheinpflugová. The Karel Čapek Memorial is accessible by car, train, and bus.

The Karel Čapek educational trail follows the original route along which the writer liked to walk. It features information panels and rest areas and passes through an environment where visible remains of iron processing have been preserved. The educational trail has a total of ten information panels about local history, fauna, and flora. A worksheet makes the tour interactive: visitors can pick it up at the memorial and fill it in at the individual stops.

The first loop of the Karel Čapek educational trail is a walk of approximately 2 km and is particularly suitable for families with small children and seniors. The second loop follows the original route preferred by Karel Čapek and is approximately 7 km long. The third loop leads to the so-called Plechhamr. There, you must either cross the Kocába River and continue according to the map, or return to the junction and follow the second loop back to the memorial.

In the garden of the Karel Čapek Memorial, the Klikotoč sound totem offers three stories in Czech, English, and Japanese.

Cycling route 308 passes through Stará Huť and connects Dobříš, Stará Huť, Chramiště, and Prostřední Lhota. The “Around the Chateau to see Karel Čapek” route leads to Stará Huť and the Karel Čapek Memorial. The first cycling trip is approximately 13 km long and starts and ends in Dobříš.

At the Strž site, also known as Čapkárna, there is an exhibition on the history of the local ironworks and hammer mills. The Strž site is accessible from a free car park by Strž pond via a 400 m long, level footpath on a paved path. Strž, also known as Čapkárna, lies on the red hiking trail known as the Říp–Blaník pilgrimage route. The site offers a free charger for e-bikes and bicycle racks.

Other places: Hvožďany, Láz, Pouste, Suchodol, Počepice, Korkyne, Jezvina, Velká Lečice

To the overview of the wider travel region: Příbram District.