Bartosovice V Orlickych Horach – Nature, Culture and Pilgrimage

In Bartosovice V Orlickych Horach, you will find a place shaped by its borderland setting, pilgrimage tradition, nature and history. The Divoká Orlice forms the Czech-Polish border at Bartošovice v Orlických horách. This gives you several different areas of focus when planning your trip: an educational trail through a nature reserve, sacred buildings, historic fortifications and a winter snow park.

Pilgrimage and Exceptional Churches

Since the second half of the 17th century, Neratov has been an important pilgrimage site. There, the Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie church acquired its characteristic glass roof in 2007.

Bartošovice itself is also home to a remarkable church: the Baroque Church of St. Mary Magdalene was built between 1731 and 1746. It features exceptional late-Baroque furnishings. Its interior bears the name “Duše baroka”, or “Soul of the Baroque” in English. The church thus provides a cultural focus alongside the area's natural and fortification-related attractions.

Hiking on the Zemská brána Educational Trail

The Zemská brána educational trail begins at the stone bridge in Bartošovice v Orlických horách. The route is 5.2 kilometres long and can be walked in either direction. This fixed length makes the trail easy to manage as a single outing; choosing the direction gives you some flexibility when setting out from the starting point.

There are 22 information boards along the educational trail, but they are installed only during the summer season, from May to October. If you would like to include these stations specifically, the period from May to October provides a clearly defined seasonal timeframe. The trail leads through the Zemská brána Nature Reserve and offers impressions of the local natural environment as well as several cultural and technical attractions.

Fortification History and a Winter Perspective

The region's military history includes the “Lehký objekt vz. 37 (řopík)” near Panské Pole in Bartošovice v Orlických horách. This accessible light fortification has been renovated, including its complete interior armament and equipment. The Pěchotní srub Nízká R-S 72 complements this focus: it was one of the structures built in the 1930s as part of the heavy fortifications for defence against Nazi Germany and now serves as a small military museum. The local military history therefore ranges from a light, accessible structure with complete interior armament and equipment to a heavy fortification structure that now serves as a museum.

For a winter-themed activity, the Nella ski area has a snow park with obstacles and jumps for snowboarders. The snow park complements the cultural and natural attractions with a clearly defined winter sports activity.

Further Places for Orientation

If you would like to compare other places in addition to Bartosovice V Orlickych Horach, you can find additional destinations for research here: Kostelec Nad Orlicí, Žďár Nad Orlicí, Chleny, Ohnišov, Panske Pole, Licno, Bystré and Svídnice U Kostelce Nad Orlicí.

For the overarching travel overview: Okres Rychnov Nad Kněžnou.