Velká Bukovina: Hotels and Accommodation

The Jewish Cemetery of Velká Bukovina contains 169 gravestones; some of the oldest date from the first half of the 18th century. A small gate in the cemetery wall provides access to the Jewish Cemetery of Velká Bukovina.

Culture and History

The municipality of Velká Bukovina was first mentioned in 1454 as the property of Jan z Vartenberka. The Velká Bukovina estate came into the possession of the Děčín-Vartenberks in 1428, and the settlement has been documented under the name Velká Bukovina since 1457. Around 1530, Velká Bukovina Fortress was built after Velká Bukovina had become an independent estate under the knights Týnů z Týna. The fortress had a defensive wall and a moat. After the Battle of White Mountain, the estate came into the possession of Jan Broemer, who remodeled it in the Baroque style.

As a picturesque complex, the Church of St. Wenceslas in Malá Bukovina, together with the adjoining rectory, former school, and cemetery, forms a site on a hill above the village.

Nature

Karlovské rybníky consists of three retention reservoirs created on wet meadows in 1947, originally serving for fish farming. The retention reservoirs provide a habitat for numerous animals dependent on aquatic and waterside plants, and also serve a recreational purpose.

Wider Surroundings

The mountains Dobrná, Kozel, Špičák, and Ronov lie in the wider regional surroundings of Velká Bukovina. Hirniskretzschen is a historic site there, Hrad Střekov is a castle, Starý Berštejn is a ruin, and the Theresienstadt concentration camp and ghetto is also a historic site.

More local pages: Nové Krecany, Dittersbach, Veselé, Dobrná, Arnoltice, Kunratice, Nová Chribská, Vlci Hora.

To the higher-level travel overview: Děčín District.