Křešín: Hotels and accommodations

The Křešín Stations of the Cross lead from the church to an opposite hill with a Calvary. They consist of thirteen stone wayside shrines dating from 1791.

History and Sacred Buildings

Křešín originally emerged as a fortress. The first written references to the settlement date from 1318; at that time, Hroznata of Křešín owned property there.

The Church of St. Bartholomew was originally Gothic and was rebuilt in the Neo-Gothic style in 1875. It has a main altar and two side altars with paintings by J. L. Bernard from 1876. The main altar also features statues of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.

The Calvary complex consists of three wrought-iron crosses on stone plinths. The Křešín Stations of the Cross underwent extensive restoration in 2012.

Winter Sports

The Křešín ski lift is 250 m long, has a vertical drop of 50 m, and is an EPV 300 model. The Křešín ski area has night lighting and artificial snowmaking.

Landscape and Surroundings

The Martinický potok flows through Křešín. The nearby surroundings include Jenov Hill [Čáslavsko-Štědrovice], Hejdučka Hill [Čechtice-Černičí], and the hill (Na Vrších) [Košetice].

The surroundings of Křešín include the Želivský Kláštor Monastery, Svatý Jan Church, Velký Blaník Mountain, and Loreta Church. The Orlík ruins are located in the wider regional vicinity of Křešín. Křešín is also home to Prostřední, Krejčův mlýn.

Integrated bus line 359866 connects Košetice, Křešín, and Čechtice.

More local pages: Budíkov, Lhota-Vlasenice, Bořetice, Polesi, Svépravice, Starý Smrdov, Zmišovice, Vystrkov.

To the higher-level travel overview: Pelhřimov District.