Discover Hrdlořezy: History, Sports and Cycling Routes

If you would like to combine culture and outdoor activities on your trip to the Czech Republic, Hrdlořezy offers some remarkable points of interest: archaeological history at Předliška, a historic village square, a versatile sports complex, and cycling and hiking routes through the surrounding area.

Předliška and the history of Hrdlořezy

Předliška lies on a spur of land 56 metres above the course of the Jizera. A transverse rampart encloses a fortified area of approximately 6 hectares. The fortified site near Hrdlořezy is considered one of the oldest fortified places in the Mladá Boleslav region. Předliška was probably a cult site of the Únětice culture; the site is protected as a heritage monument. Finds provide evidence of settlement in the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Middle and Late Hillfort periods. The broad chronological span of the finds means that the site cannot be assigned to just one era; instead, it brings together several stages of settlement history in one place. The archaeological site is freely accessible.

From the northern edge of Hrdlořezy, you can reach Předliška via a path that climbs towards the northwest. Near a rocky slope, the path branches off to the right, or northeast, towards the Předliška farmstead. In the village, the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk dominates Hrdlořezy's historic village square. Another historical trace leads to Václav Tarantík: during the Second World War, he served with the 1st Czech Bomber Squadron in England and died on 13 July 1944 during a patrol flight over the Atlantic.

Sports and activities with varied focuses

The Hrdlořezy sports complex offers, in particular, tennis, nohejbal, volleyball, ball hockey, basketball, and small-sided football. The complex also includes a tennis practice wall and a children's area with swings, a slide, and a sandbox. Alongside the historical attractions, this gives you concrete options for sporting and playful breaks in the village.

Cycling and hiking around the village

Local cycling route No. 8157 runs from Mladá Boleslav-Debř via Hrdlořezy to Bukovno. The 40-kilometre cycling trip “Cyklovýlet Mladoboleslavským severem” also passes through Hrdlořezy. A green-marked hiking route runs through Hrdlořezy and onwards to nearby Mladá Boleslav. The different route details help you organise your planned excursions by length and focus. For planning purposes, the two cycling options differ significantly: Route 8157 connects Mladá Boleslav-Debř, Hrdlořezy, and Bukovno, while the 40-kilometre trip primarily specifies a set distance. This allows you to consider a connection between places and a longer tour separately.

The further development of the cycling connections is also documented: Municipal planning envisages relocating long-distance cycling route No. 17, the Greenway Jizera, in Hrdlořezy to a new planned combined pedestrian and cycling route in the Jizera floodplain. As this is a planned relocation, this point describes a future development rather than the route alignment that already exists. For travel to the area, regional daytime bus route 719 serves the Hrdlořezy, Přední důl stop. The bus connection adds a specific regional option to your travel planning and a public transport option to the cycling and hiking possibilities.

Discover more places

If you would also like to consider other places when planning your trip, discover Boseň, Kobylnice, Horní Slivno, Brodce, Sovínky, Sudoměř, Žerčice and Zdětín.

Back to the higher-level travel overview: Okres Mladá Boleslav.