Choteč: Hotels and Accommodation

Kočí v Chotči is a music and theatre festival that has been held in Choteč since 1996 and takes place annually around the second Saturday in August.

Events

Kočí v Chotči uses venues throughout the village and in the surrounding countryside. These include a playground, a pond, the church, a meadow and a forest. The Choteč Fire Brigade also continues to organise various cultural and entertainment events and takes part in district fire brigade competitions every year.

Flower exhibitions are regularly held in Lukscheiter’s greenhouses.

Water and Landscape

The Chotečský potok flows through Choteč. It rises in the forests near Pustá Proseč and flows into the Javorka at Šárovcova Lhota.

Sport and Recreation

In the western part of Choteč, by the pond, there is a freely accessible sports complex with five courts. The sports complex includes a children’s playground with climbing equipment, swings, a slide and a sandpit. The same sports complex also offers an asphalt court, another tennis court, as well as a pétanque court and a workout area.

Měchurův Mill is still functional and is occasionally used to this day. A route suitable for walking and cycling runs along the Radotínský potok by Měchurův Mill.

Culture and History

The Church of St Nicholas in Choteč was remodelled in the Baroque style in 1749–1750 and has a ceiling fresco depicting the legend of Saint Francis of Paola. Its notable features include historic tombstones for Kateřina Bořková z Maleřova and Jiří Bořek z Maléřova from 1549, as well as for Kateřina Maleřovská z Chotče from 1583.

The former fortress of Choteč was converted into a rectory, which was completed in 1562. A commemorative plaque on house No. 4 marks the birthplace of the organist and composer Jan Křtitel Kuchař.

Měchurův Mill has been documented since 1666; from 1776, the Veselý family ran it for seven generations.

Transport

Bus services connect Choteč with the surrounding villages and towns.

Other Destinations

Prachov, Vršce, Hořice V Podkrkonoší, Bukvice, Nemyčeves, Staré Hrady, Kacákova Lhota, Ohařice

To the higher-level travel overview: Jičín District.