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Vlkanov: Hotels and accommodations

Near Vlkanov, the Stvořidla Nature Reserve is located on the Sázava River between Světlá nad Sázavou and Ledeč nad Sázavou. The protected area includes a fast-flowing stretch of river, a rocky riverbed, and a geomorphologically distinctive breakthrough valley landscape, and is a popular destination for canoeists.

Geographical location

Číhošť is located 2 km west of Vlkanov. The geometric center of the Czech Republic is situated there, marked by a stone monument featuring a map of the country.

Vlkanov lies at the intersection of Road III/34731 between Číhošť and Světlá nad Sázavou and Road III/34734 between Vlkanov and Sázavka. A marked cycle route runs through the area along both Class III roads.

Nature

Louka u Vlkanova is registered in the northeastern part of the Vlkanov municipal area as a valuable landscape element, VKP No. 74. The occurrence of Pedicularis sylvatica has also been recorded at Louka u Vlkanova.

Cycle paths

The Posázavská cesta cycle route reaches Vlkanov as the last village before descending to Ledeč nad Sázavou.

History and culture

The history of Vlkanov dates back to 1591. A school was built in Vlkanov in 1830. It initially had one class and was later expanded to two classes; a third branch was located in Opatovice.

In 1919, the residents of Vlkanov erected a monument in the village square to five fellow citizens who fell in the First World War. Josef Zadina was born in Vlkanov in 1887 and was a member of parliament and minister of Czechoslovakia in the 1930s.

The former school building in Vlkanov now serves as a recreational facility for a pioneer group from Prague, which also rents it to other interested parties for recreation. Near Vlkanov, the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Číhošť is associated with the so-called Číhošť miracle.

Other places

Other places: Jilem, Šlapanov, Jedlá, Nová Ves U Leštiny, Krásná Hora U Havlíckova Brodu, Olešenka, Libice Nad Doubravou, Nová Ves U Chotěboře

To the higher-level travel overview: Havlíčkův Brod District.

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