Zvěřínek: Hotels and accommodations

Zvěřínek lies on the eastern edge of the Kersko-Bory Nature Park. Its location combines the history of the municipality with a landscape where protected forests, open areas and waterways lie close together.

Nature and waterways

The Kersko-Bory Nature Park protects pine and birch forests on the gravel-sand subsoil of the Elbe floodplain, as well as open parts of the agriculturally shaped Polabí landscape. The Černavka stream runs along the eastern side of Zvěřínek; near the hamlet of Kopaník, it flows into the Výrovka. The Černavka and Výrovka waterways near Zvěřínek have been regulated since 1896.

The surroundings of Zvěřínek offer ideal conditions for walking and cycling. A sand lake is located nearby in Sadská.

History and village landscape

The first written mention of Zvěřínek dates from 1345. In 1525, Nymburk bought the village from Bedřich, Burgrave of Donín. Zvěřínek was originally called Zvěřinec; the name is said to derive from the large number of game in the surrounding forests.

The chapel of Zvěřínek stands in the centre of the historically formed village square in the southern part of the municipality and is part of a public park. At the road junction at the entrance to the village, a metal cross was erected on a stone pedestal in 1887. The war memorial in Zvěřínek was unveiled on 20 September 1936.

The municipal bell tower on the road to Hořátev was built in 1865. The bell tower was rung in the morning, at noon and in the evening, as well as for funeral tolling. A brickworks built in 1909 formed the foundation of the Asbestos factory.

Other places

Other local pages: Kouty, Ostrá, Vykáň, Poušť, Milčice, Chroustov, Sany, Křečkov.

For the higher-level travel overview: Nymburk District.