Panoší Újezd

Panoší Újezd lies on the northwestern edge of the Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area. The village combines a multifaceted church and local history with distinctive natural and landscape assets. Medieval traces, 20th-century monuments, a landscape landmark, and a listed cycle route offer different ways to experience this destination.

Church, Village Center, and Monuments

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Panoší Újezd was already a parish church in the 14th century. Its presbytery dates from the original 14th-century church, while the church itself was built in 1718. The village’s streetscape also includes the log house at No. 49. The medieval and early modern village center is registered as a Category I archaeological area. As a result, Panoší Újezd offers several interconnected starting points for exploring architectural history and the evolved settlement structure. Together with the log house, this provides a concentrated insight into the different layers of the historic village landscape. Architecture, settlement structure, and individual sites of remembrance can be discovered as interconnected themes of the village.

The history of the village is also closely linked to Křivoklát Castle. There were 21 castle men-at-arms in the village. Later, the village was divided into Velký Újezd, which belonged directly to Křivoklát Castle, and Panoší Újezd, which held a feudal relationship with the castle. Two monuments add further historical accents: The 1922 war memorial bears a medallion of Jan Hus and is one of the first Jan Hus monuments in the Czech Republic. The Land Reform Monument stands at the crossroads on the road to Rousínov and was erected in 1932. The local history thus extends from medieval relations of lordship to the culture of remembrance of the 20th century.

Landscape and Regional Orientation

The landscape of Panoší Újezd includes Hůrka Hill as a landscape landmark and a pond on the Tyterský stream. The registered significant landscape feature Údolí východně Soudného vrchu is considered a spring area with irregular woodland and is one of Panoší Újezd’s natural and landscape assets. The source area of the Dubský stream is also among these natural and landscape assets. Thus, alongside the historic village landscape, bodies of water, spring areas, and differently formed landscape spaces are also central features. Hůrka Hill, the pond, and the two spring areas each contribute a distinct landscape accent.

Panoší Újezd’s natural and landscape assets also include the Křivoklátsko UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and the Barrandien National Geopark. For regional orientation, Road II/233 runs through Panoší Újezd and connects Rakovník with Plzeň via Radnice. Those who choose cycling as their focus can also find the listed cycle route 0046 in Panoší Újezd. When planning a visit, this makes it possible to consider local history, nature observation, and cycling as different focal points without reducing the character of the village to just one travel idea.

More Places to Choose From

For further places to visit, you can also explore Hřebečníky, Senec, Kroučová, Zbečno, Skryje, Krivoklat, Mšecké Žehrovice, and Přílepy.

For the higher-level travel overview: Okres Rakovník.