Ktová: Hotels and accommodations

Ktová is located near Trosky Castle at the confluence of the Libuňka and Veselka streams.

Nature

The western half of Ktová lies within the Český ráj Protected Landscape Area. The Libuňka Natural Monument is located in the northern part of the Ktová area. It protects a natural watercourse with typical meanders and riparian vegetation that serves as a habitat for protected animal species.

Ktová is also home to the Jasan U matičky memorial tree, an ash tree 15 metres tall with a trunk circumference of 440 centimetres.

Routes

The Kost–Trosky hiking route passes through Trosky and ends in Ktová.

Culture and history

A stone reconciliation cross stands on the road to the settlement of Kabáty and is one of the few surviving examples in the Turnov region. In the Middle Ages, reconciliation crosses served as a punishment or as an agreement with the injured party, decided by a court.

A statue of the Immaculate Virgin Mary stands in Ktová’s village square. It was erected in 1890 and financed by donations from local residents; it is surrounded by its original wrought-iron fence.

The Žampach Mill at house number 29 still stands in Ktová today. The village also has several noteworthy timber-framed houses and masonry houses.

Transport

A state road built in 1809 runs through the centre of Ktová. The railway reached Ktová in 1903.

Other places: Martinice V Krkonosich, Levínská Olešnice, Bozkov, Nová Ves Nad Popelkou, Kostalov, Vysoke Nad Jizerou, Roztoky U Semil, Mrklov.

For the overview of the wider travel area: Okres Semily.