Stochov between Tradition, Culture and Excursions

According to local tradition, Prince Saint Wenceslas was born in Stochov in 903. Also according to local tradition, Saint Ludmila planted the Svatováclavský dub on the day of Wenceslas’s birth. The traditions surrounding Prince Saint Wenceslas and Saint Ludmila are among Stochov’s historical connections.

The Kostel sv. Václava church in Stochov is originally Gothic and dates from the 14th century. The Stochov Museum is located at Náměstí U dubu 30 in Stochov. The Stochovská kaplička is located in Konopas on the road from Nové Strašecí to Stochov and was built in 1856 by the Kurzveilovi couple as a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary. This provides a historic place of worship, a museum and a chapel with its own architectural history as options for a cultural stay.

The Svatováclavské posvícení 2026 will take place from 10:00 a.m. on September 26, 2026, until 1:00 p.m. on September 27, 2026, at Mírové náměstí in Stochov and offers two days of music, entertainment and food. The “Stochovská Thálie” theater festival takes place every year in autumn, usually in October. For scheduling purposes, this means there is a specifically dated festival weekend as well as a regularly recurring autumn date.

TRIPPER is an excursion with stops at interesting places, where participants reach the subsequent stops with the help of tasks, puzzles and other brainteasers. TRIPPER offers entertainment for families, experienced tourists and geocaching enthusiasts. For families and geocaching enthusiasts, the shared puzzle-solving aspect is explicitly part of the offering.

Stochov is a stop on the regional S50 railway line in the Kladno–Rakovník corridor. Pozdeňský les [Mšec] is a mountain in the area surrounding Stochov. Loustín is a mountain in the area surrounding Stochov. Tuchonín is also a mountain in the area surrounding Stochov. The three landscape destinations are located in the area surrounding Stochov; further sights can be found in the wider regional surroundings of Stochov.

The Zřícenina Pravda ruins are located in the wider regional area surrounding Stochov. The Týřov ruins are located in the wider regional area surrounding Stochov. Karlštejn Castle is located in the wider regional area surrounding Stochov. Zámek Hvězda is located in the wider regional area surrounding Stochov. Džbán is a mountain in the wider regional area surrounding Stochov. The regional view therefore includes ruins, a castle, a chateau and a mountain, without equating them with the cultural sites within Stochov.

Additional places: Malé Kysice, Družec, Dřetovice, Velké Přítočno, Královice, Černuc, Buštěhrad, Koleč

For the overarching travel overview: Kladno District.