Nechanice: Hotels and accommodations

History and townscape

The Nechanice fortress site is the remnant of a water fortress surrounded by three ramparts and a moat. It lies north of the built-up area of Nechanice on the right bank of the Bystřice, approximately 200 m from the northeastern corner of the Nechanice market square with its church.

A memorial plaque was unveiled in 1998 at the site where the birthplace of Jan Křtitel Vaňhal once stood in Nechanice. Husovo náměstí is home to a column depicting Saint Anne, the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child. It is probably a free copy of an original Baroque stone sculpture by an unknown artist from 1737. Another sculptural group depicts Saint Anne embracing the Virgin Mary; Mary carries the Christ Child on her left arm.

The monument to members of the Red Army is a grave beside the wall separating the old and new cemeteries of Nechanice. It documents events at the end of the Second World War in the region. Several monuments to those who fell in the war of 1866 stand in the Štrossovy sady gardens.

Routes

Marked hiking route 117 starts at the square in Nechanice and leads via Hrádek u Nechanic Castle, the church in Hrádek, Libčany, Lhota pod Libčany and Osice. Cycle route 4289 starts in Nechanice and continues via Na Křemenci, Zvíkov and Babice; cycle route 4292 passes through Nechanice.

Nature

The Bystřice protected area serves to protect the habitat and population of the critically endangered thick-shelled river mussel (Unio crassus).

Other places in the same higher-level destination: Račice Nad Trotinou, Neděliště, Urbanice, Radostov, Předměřice Nad Labem, Dohalice, Skalice and Petrovice U Nového Bydzova.

To the higher-level travel overview: Hradec Králové District.