Solopisky: Hotels and Accommodation

Solopysky lies in the valley of the Švarcava and along a short, unnamed left-bank tributary. The village is located in Zone II of the Český kras Protected Landscape Area.

Nature

Seven amphibian species live in Kulivá hora, including the fire salamander (Salamandr salamandr) and the agile frog (Rana dalmatina). Along the Švarcava stream, a narrow mosaic strip of ash-alder alluvial forests and riparian vegetation of flowing waters extends through the area. The Kulivá hora protected area comprises calcareous screes of the hilly landscapes and the montane zone, ravine and slope forests of the Tilio-Acerion alliance, Pannonian downy oak forests, Pannonian rocky grasslands, and oak-hornbeam forests of the Galio-Carpinetum association.

Doutnáč is a mountain in the vicinity of Solopysky. Babka [Černošice] is a hill in the immediate vicinity of Solopysky, as is Hradinovský kopec [Vonoklasy].

Hiking

A red-marked hiking trail leads from Vonoklasy to Solopysky and from Solopysky onward towards Radotín and Zbraslav.

History and Townscape

Solopysky was first mentioned in 1305. Zbraslav Monastery acquired Solopysky in 1630; even after the monastery was dissolved in 1785, the village remained part of the Zbraslav estate until the end of serfdom.

The older part of Solopysky lies near the confluence and above the right bank of the Švarcava; a main road runs through it. It consists of single-storey, longitudinally arranged farmsteads.

Surroundings

Karlštejn is a castle in the immediate vicinity of Solopysky. In the wider regional surroundings of Solopysky are Letohrátek královny Anny, a chateau, Galerie Rudolfinum, a museum, and Palác Kinských, a palace. Veslařský ostrov is an island in the vicinity of Solopysky.

Other places in the same regional context: Líšnice, Všenory, Jesenice, Psáry, Dobřichovice, Úholičky, Čisovice, Roblín.

For the higher-level travel overview: Okres Praha-Západ.