Podlesi: Hotels and Accommodations

Podlesí is a small settlement with a closely intertwined glassmaking history and traces of historic routes. Between St. Barbara’s Chapel, the abandoned glassworks, and the landscape features of the surrounding area, a vivid picture emerges of this place on the slope of the Huťské hory.

History

The small settlement of Vogelsang, which has existed since the Middle Ages, has been called Podlesí since 1947. It lies on the slope of the Huťské hory above the valley of the Losenice; however, the name Podlesí was never in common use.

The glassworks in Podlesí have been documented by name since 1580 and operated intermittently until the 1890s. The settlement of Podlesí and the abandoned glassworks together form a Category UAN I archaeological area and are jointly considered an important archaeological site.

Culture

St. Barbara’s Chapel stands in the northern part of a former farmyard that forms the core of the small settlement of Podlesí. It was built under the glassmaker Florián Gerl around the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries and is freely accessible.

The historic route network is also part of the village’s character: the Golden Trail led from Losenice to what later became Vogelsang, where it rose toward Zhůří along branching routes. On walks around Vogelsang, you may come across several sections of the original Golden Trail and the Golden Road from Kašperské Hory.

Nature

Below the path near Podlesí stands a notable large-leaved linden tree. It is more than 30 meters tall and has a trunk circumference of almost seven meters. Another group of memorial lindens grows near Podlesí in two rows close to a water reservoir.

The memorial trees near Podlesí, also known as Vogelsang, belong to Šumava National Park. Mount Huťská hora is located in the immediate surroundings of Podlesí; Popelná hora, Mount Sokol (Antýgl), and Mount Snĕžne jámy are also nearby.

Regional Area

The wider regional area around Podlesí is home to the “Frauenau, Glass Museum” museum.

For the main travel overview: Kašperské Hory.