Zalesni Lhota: Hotels and Accommodations

The Neo-Gothic Church of St. John of Nepomuk in Zálesní Lhota was built between 1881 and 1884 on the site of an older wooden church dating from 1595.

History

Zálesní Lhota was first mentioned in 1403. The settlement of Zálesní Lhota (Huttendorf) was established in the 15th century during the German colonization of the border regions. In the early Middle Ages, Stráž was a watch hill on a land trade route and is mentioned in 11th-century chronicles under the Latin name Custodius. The first inhabitants searched for silver on the slopes of Strážník.

Landscape

The Lhotský potok stream flows through Zálesní Lhota. The village lies on the slopes of Stráž, a 630-meter-high melaphyre mountain in the foothills of the Giant Mountains. The valley of the Lhotecký potok stream was associated with the livestock farming of the settlement’s first inhabitants.

Culture and Sport

The interior of the Church of St. John of Nepomuk features original sandstone ribs with richly decorated imposts and rosettes. A church service is regularly held on Sundays at 11:00 a.m.

Cross-country skier and Olympic medalist Květa Jeriová-Pecková was born in Zálesní Lhota on October 10, 1956, and was a three-time Olympic medalist. Actor and composer Jiří Šlitr also came from Zálesní Lhota. The fire brigade in Zálesní Lhota organizes the Josefovský bál.

Routes

The Dolní Kalná–Zálesní Lhota–Horní Kalná cross-country skiing route runs from Dolní Kalná to Zálesní Lhota and continues toward Branná or Horní Kalná. A cycling route from Martinice v Krkonoších via Horní Branná, Dolní Branná, Horní Kalná, and Zálesní Lhota leads back to Martinice v Krkonoších.

Other Places

Other places in the catalog: Karlovice, Vichova Nad Jizerou, Peřimov, Háje Nad Jizerou, Chuchelna, Ktová, Bukovina U Turnova, Rochlitz An Der Iser

To the higher-level travel overview: Semily District.