Dolní Žďár: Hotels and Accommodation

The 53-kilometre-long Nežárka Cycle Path runs through Dolní Žďár. It leads from Horní Žďár via Dolní Žďár to Horní Lhota, follows the Nežárka from the confluence of the Kamenice and Žirovnice rivers to its confluence with the Lužnice, and is suitable for trekking bikes.

Cycling and Water

Dolní Žďár and its locality of Horní Lhota lie within the Nežárka catchment area. In Dolní Žďár, there is a weir on the Nežárka that is partially passable at higher water flows; portage is possible along the right bank.

A shorter route is the 19-kilometre cycling trip “Jindřichův Hradec–Horní Pěna–Dolní Pěna”. It passes through Dolní Žďár and is designed as a family outing with easy physical difficulty. The 61-kilometre Partnerství cycle route also passes through Dolní Žďár.

For your trip, you can specifically choose a hotel in Dolní Žďár.

History and Culture

Dolní Žďár was first documented in 1211. Horní Lhota, formerly also known as Ovesná, became a local settlement within the municipality of Dolní Žďár in 1869.

In Dolní Žďár on the Nežárka stands the Chapel of Saint Teresa of Ávila with a bell tower. It has a folk historicist character; services are occasionally held there. Dolní Žďár is also home to a wayside shrine dating from the 17th century.

A combined mill and bakery operation is documented for Dolní mlýn (Niedermühl) in Dolní Žďár. The mill machinery of the Dolní mlýn (Niedermühl) complex in Dolní Žďár is documented as a preserved torso.

Nature in the Surroundings

Homolka is a mountain in the surroundings of Dolní Žďár. Cihadlo, Hofbauernberg and Hůrka are mountains in the wider regional area around Dolní Žďár.

Culture in the Wider Area

Svatý Ondřej is a church in the wider regional area around Dolní Žďár. The Geyersteine monument and the Lunkowitzkreuz and Kerblerkreuz wayside shrines are also located there.

Other locality pages at this level include Třeboň Ii, Kačlehy, Ceska Olesna, Dobrohošť U Dačic, Klec, Horní Meziříčko, Ratiboř U Jindřichova Hradce and Bednárec.

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Jindřichův Hradec.