Kamenec: Hotels and Accommodation

The settlement of Kamenec was founded in 1760 by Baron Ledebour, the owner of the Liblín estate. Its landscape comprises rocky slopes with steppe vegetation, as well as adjacent meadows and wetlands in the floodplain of the Radnický potok.

Nature

The Kamenec Nature Monument was first placed under protection on 27 February 1954. The area comprises a relatively well-preserved floodplain and drying steppe formations that provide habitats for numerous plant and animal species.

The protected Kamenec site is home to the dusky large blue and the sainfoin blue. The meadow protected as the Kamenec Nature Monument also features a steep slope with dry grass and stones, where lizards and slow worms bask in the sun.

History

Kamenec was initially settled by German workers. During the early mining period in Kamenec, coal-bearing rock was extracted and used to produce alum and green vitriol. Visible traces of the mining have survived in the area around Kamenec.

The landscape near Kamenec, shaped by mining, provides a habitat for many rare beetle species. Along the route near Kamenec lies a visibly poorer landscape shaped by the former extraction of pyrite shale for the production of sulphuric acid.

Trails

The Okružní trasa Radnický potok circular hiking route passes through Kamenec and runs through the valley of the Radnický potok. The Kamenec natural area can be reached from Kamenec via the green-marked hiking trail or cycle route 352.

The Hylákův okruh educational trail passes through Kamenec. The Kamenec Nature Monument is one of the main sights along the Hylákův okruh.

More destination pages: Strašice, Kakejcov, Radnice, Svojkovice, Trebnuska, Čilá, Cheznovice, Sirá

For the higher-level travel overview: Rokycany District.