Křičeň: Hotels and Accommodation

The first written mention of Křičeň dates back to 1436.

History and Culture

The Church of Svatý Jiří is located in the vicinity of Křičeň. Zámek Kačina is located in the wider region around Křičeň.

Landscape and Nature

The Skřin pond is a remnant of the Pernštejn pond system. The Bohdanečský rybník and rybník Matka area consists of shallow ponds with richly developed vegetation, including aquatic plants, wet and dry reed beds, purple moor-grass and sedge meadows, willow scrub, alder stands, and wet acidic oak forests.

The Bohdanečský rybník and rybník Matka area is designated as a site of Community importance. It protects the fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina), the cinnabar flat-backed beetle (Cucujus cinnaberinus), the dusky large blue (Maculinea nausithous), and the large red damselfly (Leucorrhinia pectoralis).

The Skupice [Osice] hill is located in the immediate vicinity of Křičeň. The Soudný [Chýšť] hill and the (Nadýmač) [Břehy] hill are also located in the surrounding area. Kamenec Mountain is located in the wider region around Křičeň.

Cycling Route and Connections

The signposted cycling route 4276 runs directly through Křičeň and leads towards Trhoňka, Bukovka, and Dobřenice; its total length is stated as 9 km. For a continuation, cycling route 4276 runs from Bukovka at Trhoňka pond via Křičeň, Rohoznice, and Dobřenice. Křičeň is 2.3 km from the starting point, and the route is stated as 7 km long.

Křičeň is connected to two towns by roads III/3238 and III/3237.

Other Places

Other place pages: Selmice, Veliny, Újezd U Sezemic, Srch, Dolní Roveň, Pravy, Třebosice, Ostřešany.

To the higher-level travel overview: Pardubice District.