Pavlovice: Mill, Blanice River and Local History

Pavlovice brings together a river, a mill, local history and a direct connection to wildlife protection. The Blanický Mill is particularly characteristic: it is also known as Kupsův mlýn and mlýn U Šípanů and is located on the Blanice River in Pavlovice u Vlašimi. Nature and cultural history meet here at the mill, stream and chapel; this village setting is complemented by the ČSOP Vlašim wildlife rescue station.

Watercourse and mill on the Blanice

The Pavlovický stream flows through Pavlovice. At the Blanický (Kupsův) Mill, it flows into the Blanice River. This location makes the course of the stream and its connection with the river an easy-to-understand reference point in the village. If you view Pavlovice through its landscape, the interaction between the watercourse and the mill site is central here. The transition from the stream to the Blanice can be directly linked to the location of the mill.

The Blanický Mill, Kupsův mlýn, is a large mill on the Blanice River at the edge of the cadastral territory of Pavlovice. It is accessible by prior arrangement. For your planning, this means that a visit should be arranged in advance and should not be considered a station that is automatically open. The mill is also used as a base for the STROM association’s summer children’s camps.

Nature and orientation when arriving

The ČSOP Vlašim wildlife rescue station is responsible for caring for injured, disabled and orphaned wild animals. Its treatment area is located immediately before the start of Pavlovice when driving from the direction of Vlašim towards the D1 motorway. The station’s responsibilities also include environmental education, educational work and public relations. This connects orientation in the village with a specific topic in the field of nature and animal protection. Coming from Vlašim, the rescue station’s treatment area is still before the start of the village; thus, its specific location before Pavlovice supplements the longer route with a clear reference point.

Road II/125 also helps with geographical orientation. It runs through Pavlovice along the Kolín–Kácov–Pavlovice–Vlašim–Mladá Vožice route. If you want to check the location of your accommodation within Pavlovice itself, this through road provides a clear reference point. This does not imply any statements about the facilities, availability or prices of individual accommodations.

Chapel and history of Pavlovice

A chapel is one of the local sights in Pavlovice. The village’s historical affiliation provides another way of accessing its history: from 1442 to 1848, Pavlovice belonged to the Vlašim estate. Together with the mill and the course of the Blanice River, this creates a village setting in which landscape, a structure and inherited history meet within a closely connected thematic space. The period from 1442 to 1848 gives the local history a clear timeframe. Alongside orientation by road and waterway, it thus offers a historical perspective on Pavlovice.

Other village pages

Other village pages for comparison: Neustupov, Čeřenice, Javorník U Vlašimi, Drachkov, Krhanice, Strojetice, Hvězdonice, Keblov.

For the higher-level travel overview: Okres Benešov.