Smidary: Hotels and accommodations

Smidary Castle is located on the right bank of the Cidlina. The site originally housed a water fortress, which is documented together with a manor for the year 1413. The masonry castle replaced the old fortress between 1810 and 1813.

Culture

The Church of Saint Stanislav in Smidary is a late Baroque church dating from around 1749 and features ceiling paintings from 1750 by J. Kramolín. The Mariánský sloup ensemble in Smidary is a Baroque column dating from 1718.

In the archaeological core of Smidary, a circular ditch from the former fortification has been preserved; it is most clearly visible on the western side of the site. T-shaped basement rooms have been preserved beneath the northwestern part of the Smidary fortification.

Nature and trails

The protected area in the center of Smidary includes the last surviving remnant of a meandering course of the Cidlina. Cycle route 4284 passes through Smidary. Railway line 040 between Chlumec nad Cidlinou and Nová Paka has a local station in Smidary.

Surroundings

In the immediate vicinity of Smidary is Na Kopci [Smidary-Červeněves], a hill. In the vicinity of Smidary is Maxinec (MLázovický chlum), a mountain. In the wider regional surroundings of Smidary are Kamenec, a mountain; U Borku [Záhornice u Městce Králové], a mountain; and Svatý Jiří, a church.

More local pages

Lišice, Černilov, Čistěves, Myštěves, Praskačka, Vrchovnice, Kratonohy, Kunčice

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