Marenice: Hotels and Accommodation

Mařenice lies in the heart of the Lužické hory Protected Landscape Area, which was designated in 1976 and covers approximately 270 km².

Culture and History

The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene was built between 1699 and 1714; its architect was Octavio Broggio from Litoměřice. As a Baroque church, it underwent extensive reconstruction after 1989. It was saved and reopened on 27 July 1991.

The chapel on Kalvárie Hill was built in 1681 and restored in 2010. The Baroque sculpture group The Crucifixion was created between 1831 and 1833 and stands by the road bridge over the Svitávka River.

Traditional Upper Lusatian houses and rural buildings with half-timbered upper floors have been preserved in the Mařenice area. Along a section of the historic route between Kunratice, Mařenice and Krompach, crosses, plague shrines dating from the late 17th century and two religious reliefs carved into a rock face line the way.

Nature

The Jezevčí vrch National Nature Reserve is located in the vicinity of Mařenice. It was designated in 1967, covers 80 hectares and extends across elevations of 420 to 665 metres.

The Brazilka Natural Monument lies within the municipality of Mařenice and comprises heathland, dry and wet meadows, small peat bogs and wetlands. The Luž Nature Reserve is also located within the municipality; it covers 25.83 hectares and extends across elevations of 645 to 793 metres. On both sides of the Czech-German border, it protects mixed forests, rock formations, frost cliffs and block fields.

The Rašeliniště Mařeničky area is located in the vicinity of Mařenice and features a bog birch forest, peatlands, bog cranberries, round-leaved sundews, wet meadows and reed beds that provide a potential breeding site for birds.

Trails

The European long-distance hiking route E3 passes through the Mařenice area. The Obnova mokřadů na Brazilce nature trail in Mařenice is 0.75 km long and has four stops with bilingual information panels in Czech and German. It runs along the edge of a peat meadow within the Brazilka Natural Monument.

On 2 May 2025, a scenic circular hike ran from Mařenice via Hamr.

Other Locality Pages

Vrchovany, Chotovice U Nového Boru, Holany, Blatce, Dubá, Slunečná, Blíževedly, Újezd

For the higher-level travel overview: Česká Lípa District.