Václavice: Hotels and Accommodation

The 506-metre-high Chlum is a distinctive volcanic hill in the local landscape.

Culture and History

The Church of Saint Wenceslas in Václavice was a small, simple Gothic church. The original building retains a presbytery with a ribbed vault and broad pointed-arch windows without tracery. It also has a bell from the early 16th century with a Gothic inscription. The church and the vicarage are reminders of Václavice’s past.

The first written records of the settlement of Vladislavice date from the 13th century. The former school building in Václavice was built in 1881.

Monuments in Václavice commemorate those who fell in a world war. The history of Václavice also includes a forced resettlement during the occupation by Nazi Germany.

Landscape and Trails

Tourist trails and routes run through the Bacha floodplain in the surroundings of Václavice. Konopiště Castle is located near Václavice. Jáchym is a mountain near Václavice, while Žebrák is a mountain in the surroundings of Václavice.

V Lipi and Ďábel are mountains in the wider regional surroundings of Václavice. Mod is a viewpoint in the wider regional surroundings of Václavice. Loreta and Malá Svatá Hora are churches in the wider regional surroundings of Václavice.

Cycling Routes

The cycling route from Benešov to Hamry passes through Václavice and runs mainly along field and forest paths. It is 25 kilometres long and is described as an easy route. The Ferdinandova cesta cycling route passes through Václavice and follows field paths almost to the grounds of Konopiště Castle. Ferdinandova cesta is 42.5 kilometres long and is described as a moderately difficult route.

Other Places

Kozmice, Pysely, Nemíž, Ratměřice, Střezimíř, Chrást Nad Sázavou, Strojetice, Rabyne

To the higher-level travel overview: Benešov District.