Hrádek: Hotels and Accommodations

In the green areas around Hrádek, the Štěpánka spring emerges from the ground. A monumental linden tree stands in the imagined small village square.

The Hrádecké Valley lies below Hrádek and is part of the Orlice Nature Park. The section of the Hrádecké Valley near Hrádek is crossed by a blue-marked hiking trail.

Husí Krk is a local biocorridor along the Řetovka stream and offers a walk of approximately 5 km, for which around 2 hours are indicated. Babí skála is a marl rock wall in the left part of the Husí Krk valley.

Štěpánka is a pleasant resting place at the edge of the forest near Hrádek; a three-metre-high descent from a blue-marked trail leads there. Partyzánská jeskyně is a passage of approximately 9 m in length and is easily accessible; it is of pseudokarst origin and was formed by the weathering of marl rock in almost vertical fissures. After climbing Andrlův chlum, the hiking route continues comfortably over gently rolling terrain.

Hrádek has been documented in writing since 29 August 1432. The present-day village of Hrádek was founded in 1691 by Jan Bedřich Trautmansdorf. A written record from 1544 is preserved for the Hrádek mill, Kubasův mlýn.

In February 1945, a death march with approximately 3,000 prisoners passed through Hrádek.

Other places: Nová Ves, Žampach, Lisnice, Verměřovice, Sudislav Nad Orlicí, Vračovice-Orlov, Rudoltice, Těchonín

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Ústí Nad Orlicí.