Šťáhlavy: Hotels and accommodations

In Šťáhlavy, Kozel is a Neoclassical hunting lodge built at the end of the 18th century under the direction of the architect Václav Haberditz for its patron Jan Vojtěch Černín. The grounds of Kozel Château comprise an extensive landscaped park whose present appearance was shaped in the 1870s by the gardener František Xaver Franz.

Culture and history

Šťáhlavy Château is an example of a rural Renaissance building that was altered by Baroque additions. The Šťáhlavy château grounds include a park.

The Church of St Adalbert in Šťáhlavy houses an organ built in 1856 by the organ builder Ferdinand Guth from Čistá. Because of the low ceiling above the choir, its largest pipes lie horizontally beneath the choir floor; this arrangement is considered a unique feature worldwide.

Paths and landscape

The entire Kozel château grounds and all visitor areas are accessible to wheelchair users. The Okolo Kozlu educational trail begins at the edge of the forest by the Lopatský Pond below Kozel Château and ends at the tourist signpost above the upper château gate.

The ruins of Lopata Castle were probably founded by Heřman of Litice between 1367 and 1377 on the site of a prehistoric settlement. The ruins of Lopata Castle are currently part of the F. X. France educational trail. The archaeological educational trail in the Kozelské polesí commemorates F. France, a prominent 19th-century amateur archaeologist and gardener at Kozel Château.

Surroundings

In the immediate vicinity of Šťáhlavy are Radyně Mountain, Maršál Hill, and the hill “Hůrka [Starý Plzenec] outlook p.”.

In the vicinity of Šťáhlavy is the church “Plzen Barholomaeus Cathedral”.

In the wider regional surroundings of Šťáhlavy are Nad Moráskem Mountain, the Svatý Martin church, and the Zřícenina Valdek ruins.

Other places in this selection: Mokrouše, Starý Plzenec, Chrást, Losiná, Lhůta, Nezbavětice, Dýšina, Nezvěstice

To the higher-level travel overview: Plzeň-Město District.