Ražice: Hotels and Accommodation

A notable event in Ražice is the country and folk festival “Ražický pražec”, which will take place for the 38th time from 15 to 17 May 2026 in the natural amphitheatre in Ražice. The character of the village is complemented by trails, wetlands, railway history and smaller sacral buildings.

If you would like to book a hotel for your stay in Ražice, you can combine your accommodation search with selecting other destinations.

Getting around

The “Přes Putim k Žižkově mohyle” circular route is a 22-kilometre cycling and walking route for cyclists and pedestrians. It begins in Ražice, leads via Putim, the Řežabinec pond, Kestřany, the Žižkova mohyla, Mladějovice, Štětice and Humňany, and returns to Ražice.

The Permonická stezka educational trail begins at Ražice railway station and leads to a natural amphitheatre built on the site of a former gold mine.

Nature

In the immediate vicinity of Ražice, the middle level of the Řežabinec lookout tower is open to the public. From there, it is possible to look out over the reed beds along the shore and across the pond’s water surface. Also in the immediate vicinity of Ražice, an approximately three-kilometre-long educational trail leads around the Řežabinec reserve.

In the immediate vicinity of Ražice, the Řežabinec reserve protects aquatic plant communities and waterbirds. The Ražický nature monument includes a pond with extensive shore vegetation, an old oak dam and adjacent waterlogged areas. The area is important as a breeding and resting site for a diverse bird population, including several wader species.

Culture

The Špejchar Museum presents a permanent exhibition in a reconstructed former granary in Ražice. The first part focuses on the nearby Řežabinec National Nature Reserve and the Řežabinecké tůně pools. The second part of the permanent exhibition is dedicated to the railway, particularly Ražice’s location at the intersection of the two important regional lines České Budějovice–Plzeň and Ražice–Tábor.

The Špejchar Museum exhibition includes a model railway layout on which a small train runs at regular intervals. The museum is located near the railway station and a bus stop; parking is available directly at the building.

History

The Ražice–Tábor railway line was built between 1886 and 1889; operations began on 1 June 1889. Ražice is also home to the Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, built in 1822 in the peasant Baroque style. It has a clay-tiled gable roof, above the gable of which rises a four-sided brick bell tower.

The Chapel of Saint Florian was built in the second half of the 18th century at the intersection of the roads to Lhota u Kestřan and Sudoměř, by Miska pond near Ražice. It was demolished on 20 September 1966; its present form has been significantly altered.

In the immediate vicinity of Ražice, the nearest railway station to the Řežabinec lookout tower is located directly in Ražice.

The following entries are also available for selecting other destinations: Štědronín-Plazy, Drahenicky, Smetanova Lhota, Radvánov, Luckovice, Přeštěnice, Podolí I, Protivin.

For the higher-level travel overview: Písek District.