Vyšehořovice: Hotels and Accommodation

Vyšehořovice combines notable examples of architectural history with the protected natural monument U skal. Between the fortress, church ruins, bell tower and a fossil plant site of global significance, the village reveals itself through diverse historical and scenic facets.

Culture and History

The fortress in Vyšehořovice was built in the 14th and 15th centuries and served as the seat of the Vladiks of Vyšehořovice. Originally, it measured 30 × 40 metres, was surrounded by a high wall and equipped with a residential palace, farm buildings and a tall tower. A moat provided additional protection for the complex.

Today, the fortress grounds belong to a private farm and were formerly used for agricultural purposes. The fortress is not open to the public.

The ruins of the Romanesque-Gothic Church of St Martin are the oldest surviving structure in Vyšehořovice. The Vyšehrad Chapter founded the church at the beginning of the 14th century; it was consecrated in 1329. The original church consisted of a square presbytery with a ribless cross vault and a rectangular nave with a flat ceiling. Only a small remnant of the nave survives today.

The Late Gothic-Renaissance bell tower is a massive four-sided structure with large Gothic pointed-arch windows and an attic parapet. The bell tower ruins were set on fire by Swedish troops in 1677 and burned down together with the church and a large part of the village.

Nature

The protected natural monument U skal is located in the southern part of the cadastral area of Vyšehořovice. It is a unique and exceptionally species-rich site of fossilised plants from the Upper Cretaceous, of global significance.

U skal lies on the south-western edge of Vyšehořovice on the left bank of the Výmola stream and can be reached via an unmarked forest path.

Transport Connections

Vyšehořovice has bus connections to Prague, Čelákovice, Brandýs nad Labem and Český Brod.

Other Places

Zlatá, Kostelni Hlavno, Dobročovice, Strancice, Svojetice, Polerady, Březí U Říčan, Škvorec

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