Discover Smilovice: Culture, Water and Rural History

Smilovice Between Local History and Watery Landscapes

Smilovice combines culture, bodies of water and rural landscapes without this resulting in just one single excursion destination. Within the cadastral area of Smilovice, the Vlkava 4–Smilovice fishing water covers 2.5 hectares. The water area forms a focus in its own right. Historic buildings can be found in Rejšice. A statue of Saint John of Nepomuk stands in the village square of Újezd. The water area can be planned as a compact, independent element of a stay, while a cultural exploration takes in the church, cemetery chapel, village square and statue. A landscape-oriented stay is therefore clearly distinct from a cultural exploration that takes in the church, cemetery chapel, village square and statue.

Rejšice: Buildings Spanning Several Historical Periods

Rejšice, a district of Smilovice, offers an insight into the history of sacred buildings. The Church of Saint John of Nepomuk was built there between 1730 and 1735 and most recently reconstructed in 1885. The Cemetery Chapel of Saint Giles has foundations dating from the 14th century. At the same time, it is the preserved remnant of the former church of Rejšice. The church and chapel thus represent different periods of local history: while the church reflects its current form dating from the 18th century and the 19th-century reconstruction, the chapel's foundations reach further back.

A statue of Saint John of Nepomuk dating from 1728 stands in the village square of Újezd; it was restored in 2014. North of Rejšice, a stone chapel dedicated to Saint Anne stands on the road to Kosořice. The village square, statue and chapel add distinct accents to the rural local landscape and broaden the view beyond the church in Rejšice.

Pond, Roads and Landscape Area

The Rejšický Pond is designated as a functioning local ecological biocore. In addition, the existing network of local roads in Smilovice connects the surrounding settlements and provides access to forest and agricultural areas. Small facilities for hiking and cycling tourism are permitted in the landscape area of Smilovice. For an active stay, it is also relevant that small facilities for hiking and cycling tourism are permitted in the landscape area. The existing road network connects this landscape setting with the surrounding settlements as well as forest and agricultural areas. Rejšice represents the historical local context. The chapel on the road to Kosořice forms another cultural point of reference.

For a trip focused on culture, Rejšice offers a sequence of the church, cemetery chapel and preserved local context. The stone chapel north of Rejšice on the road to Kosořice forms another cultural point of reference. The existing urban structure of Rejšice, with the village square and the Church of Saint John of Nepomuk as the dominant building, is to be preserved.

More Places for Your Research

Further destinations to consider when planning your trip include Dlouhá Lhota, Veselice, Chudíř, Strážiště, Malé Horky, Muzsky, Loukovec and Sojovice.

For the higher-level travel overview: Mladá Boleslav District.