Želnava: Hotels and Accommodation

The NS Želnavskem nature trail is a nearly seven-kilometre-long circular route that begins and ends at the Church of St. James in Želnava. Želnava is easily accessible via the main road between Volary and Horní Planá.

Perhaps you would like to book a hotel for your trip to Želnava.

Culture and History

The Church of St. James in Želnava is originally Gothic and dates from the 14th century. In the village square stands an unusual historic waterworks structure in the form of a large stone cylinder.

The water distributor from the early 19th century channelled spring water through wooden pipes and, using gravity, supplied the individual buildings in the village.

The Želnavský smyk enabled the transport of timber from the forests to the Vltava. As a result, the Schwarzenberg Floating Canal retained its importance even after the end of the Vienna timber rafting operations at the end of the 19th century, in its more than 22-kilometre-long section between Rasovka and Světlá voda near the Bavarian border.

Waltershausen Castle was built in the 1360s on a prominent hill between Želnava and Pernek. It was intended to protect the Zlatá Koruna settlements occupied by Vyšehrad.

Nature and Local Life

The Houska Nature Reserve lies in the Vltava Valley west of Želnava. It protects a bog that transitions into bog pine forests and waterlogged spruce forests.

In Slunečná, a settlement belonging to Želnava, you can visit animals at Biofarma na Slunečné, learn about its farming methods and buy homemade organic products such as meat, milk, cheese, eggs, honey and potatoes.

Hiking

Information boards along the Naučná stezka Želnavskem nature trail provide information about the local nature and history. The trail leads to Želnavský vrch at an elevation of 815 metres and offers views from the summit.

Želnavský vrch reaches an elevation of 815 metres and is the highest point of the Vltavická brázda.

From Želnavský vrch, there are panoramic views of the meanders of the Vltava, the Bohemian Forest and the church in Želnava.

For further comparisons with other places: Račov, Vacov, Nebahovy, Nove Hute, Zábrdí, Nová Pec, Krtely, Pěčnov.

To the higher-level travel overview: Prachatice District.