Valterice: Hotels and Accommodation

Valteřice combines a documented history with specific waterside offerings and a cycling route through the surrounding region. The town is first mentioned in 1492 in a document concerning the division of the Valdštejn estate; under this agreement, Valteřice was assigned to the Štěpanice estate district.

Culture and History

The history of Valteřice also includes the town’s religious character: historically, there were always more Protestants than Catholics there. The local Protestants belonged predominantly to the Augsburg Confession and, in smaller numbers, to the Helvetic Confession. Teaching continued at the Protestant school in Valteřice until 1910.

In Horní Branná, the Horní Branná Chateau houses the permanent historical and ethnographic exhibition “Life Below the Mountains”. It covers the municipalities of Horní Branná and Valteřice.

Landscape and Swimming Pool

The Sovinka stream flows through Horní Branná and Valteřice. The Valteřice swimming pool is located on the peaceful outskirts of Valteřice near a forest along the Sovinec sports and walking trail. The water in the Valteřice swimming pool is clean and comes from mountain streams.

The grounds include a beach volleyball court, which was reconstructed in 2016. Table tennis paddles and badminton equipment can also be rented there.

Cycling Route and Other Activities

The “Chateau Route” cycling trail runs via Martinické rybníky, Horní Branná, Vrchlabí and Vejsplachy, as well as through Valteřice, before returning to Jilemnice. The route is listed as 30.0 km long with an elevation gain of 550 m.

Other Places

Horní Dusnice, Ktová, Košov, Roztoky U Jilemnice, Mrklov, Modřišice, Turnov, Prikry

To the higher-level travel overview: Semily District.