Urbanice: Hotels and Accommodation

Urbanice is a place through which several cycle routes run and where numerous dated testimonies to the town’s history can also be found.

Cycle Routes

The “Po stopách knihoven” cycle route runs through Urbanice between Libčany and Praskačka. This route also continues from Hvozdnice via Urbanice, Praskačka and Sedlice to Žižkovec. Cycle route 4199 also passes through the village. The KČT 4199 cycle route follows a local paved road to Urbanice, turns right there onto a local asphalt road and crosses the railway line. An underpass is located on cycle routes 4199 and 4291 and is intended to allow cyclists to pass through smoothly.

During the summer months, cyclists and inline skaters stop at the Na Hřišti restaurant in Urbanice.

Culture and History

Urbanice is documented in written records from 1465 and 1558. The monument in honour of Mistr Jan Hus was erected at its own expense by the Volunteer Fire Brigade in Urbanice and unveiled on 30 June 1929. On 30 June 1929, a monument in honour of Mistr Jan Hus was unveiled on the edge of the municipal forest on the road to Pašát.

The Panna Maria statue group was erected in 1908 and is located between houses No. 33 and No. 26, opposite house No. 46. A new bell tower was built in 1929 after the previous bell tower, which had stood since 1860, fell into disrepair and threatened to collapse. The bell in the Urbanice bell tower bears the year 1803. The Pašát hill is associated with a local tradition according to which knights led by Petr ze Stěžer are hiding inside it.

On Site

The Urbanice cultural centre has a social hall where lectures as well as small concerts and performances take place. The Urbanice playground includes swings, a slide with a play tower, climbing frames, a carousel, a table-tennis table and workout equipment.

The Praskačka railway station is located in the vicinity of Urbanice, on the border with the neighbouring municipality and on the Hradec Králové–Velký Osek railway line.

More Destinations

More destinations: Hradec Králové, Černilov, Hlušice, Lužec Nad Cidlinou, Klamoš, Zdechovice, Nové Město Nad Cidlinou, Boharyně

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