Rybník: Hotels and Accommodation

Rybník is located in the heart of the Český les Protected Landscape Area. The surrounding area consists predominantly of forests and pastureland.

Nature

The Radbuza rises in the Český les below Lysá at an elevation of 869 metres above sea level, near Rybník in the Domažlice District. From Rybník, a marked trail leads to the most accessible source of the Radbuza. Along the red trail marking, the route from Rybník to the source is approximately 10 kilometres in total. From the car park behind Závist to the source of the Radbuza, it is 1.3 kilometres; this route is well marked.

A geographical peculiarity is located in Závist: House No. 17 stands directly on the European watershed. Water from the roof flows on one side towards the Nemanický potok, the Danube and the Black Sea, and on the other side towards the Radbuza, Berounka, Vltava, Elbe and North Sea.

Trails

The blue-marked tourist route from Rybník to Švarcava, just under 4 kilometres long, connects the Švarcava border crossing with Rybník, where it joins the red-marked tourist route. The red-marked Baarova cesta is 7 kilometres long; its round-trip distance is 14 kilometres. In the vicinity of Rybník, hiking and cycling trails connect directly to comparable trails in the Bavarian part of the Český les.

Culture

Starý Herštejn is a castle ruin and lookout tower near Pivoň and Rybník in the Český les. A lookout tower was built on Starý Herštejn in 2020. Near Rybník, the glassmaking Schürer family founded the first historically documented glassworks in the southern Český les.

History

Most of the abandoned villages in the Český les are located along local roads or marked hiking trails. The cemetery in Pleš was respectfully restored by descendants of Germans between 1992 and 1994; during the work, the foundations of the cemetery church were uncovered.

Other Locality Pages

Other locality pages: Úboč, Horní Kamenice, Nový Kramolín, Chrastavice, Mrákov, Hlohová, Holysov, Neuměř.

To the higher-level travel overview: Domažlice District.