Všetaty: Hotels and Accommodation

Všetaty is home to the Jan Palach Memorial. A new exhibition presents Jan Palach’s life and actions in the context of the events of the 20th century. The memorial was created by converting the former Palach family home.

Culture and History

The Church of St Peter and Paul in Všetaty dates back to 1348. The church’s smallest bell dates from 1490 and is one of the oldest in Bohemia. The church also contains a richly decorated tin baptismal font cast in 1595.

The monument to Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk stands in the Jana Palacha Gardens on the main street named after Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk.

The Florián Firefighting Museum displays firefighting equipment from its beginnings to the present day. It has no regular opening hours and can be visited by prior arrangement by telephone or email.

The onion farmers’ nativity scene from Všetaty was created in 1943–1944 by professional woodcarver Danián Pešan. Almost every one of the 19 figures carries an onion, recalling the local tradition of onion cultivation.

Construction of Všetaty railway station began in 1872 and was completed the following year.

Nature

Všetatská černava comprises calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae alliance, along with associated specially protected and rare plant and animal species.

Other destinations: Hoření Vinice, Chorušice, Veltrusy, Kralupy Nad Vltavou, Dolní Zimoř, Kokořín, Mšeno, Libiš.

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