Javornice between Culture, Art and Jahodová hora

Javornice can be explored through several clearly distinct facets: the complex of St. George’s Church, the art of two memorial sites, Jahodová hora, and a sports and recreation area. If you would like to combine culture, landscapes, and time with children on your trip to the Czech Republic, you will find different points of interest here rather than just one single excursion destination.

St. George’s Church and Religious Art

One cultural highlight is the complex of St. George’s Church in Javornice. The church is a single-nave building with a rectangular floor plan and a projecting square tower on the west façade. The complex is listed as an immovable cultural monument.

Attached to the church is an extension containing a sculpture group depicting Christ on the Mount of Olives. Architecture and sculpture thus form part of a clearly defined site that you can include as a separate cultural stop when exploring Javornice.

Paintings, Lace Art and Regional Scenes of Life

The memorial to Marie and Vojtěch Sedláček contains a permanent exhibition of paintings by Vojtěch Sedláček, as well as an exhibition section devoted to the lace art of Marie Sedláčková-Serbousková. During a guided tour, visitors also see the painter’s studio and the apartment shared by both artists.

The memorial room dedicated to Josef Korejz Blatinský displays works depicting villagers in traditional costumes from various parts of Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia. This perspective is complemented by landscapes, houses, and customs. This creates a cultural comparison between artistic works, regional clothing, and scenes from everyday life.

Jahodová hora: Elevation, Route and View

At 505 metres, Jahodová hora is the highest point in Javornice and lies above the Betlém district. It can be reached via a preserved section of the old Imperial Road. From Jahodová hora, you can enjoy a view of the Orlické Mountains.

This site therefore combines a specific elevation, a historically designated section of road, and a view across the landscape. Since the 1980s, tourists and people of goodwill have gathered at Jahodová hora on New Year’s Day at around 2 p.m. to join hands and wish one another happiness and good health for the new year.

Sports and Recreation Area for Different Age Groups

The sports and recreation area in Javornice includes a children’s playground for children aged three to fourteen. It also features a 110-metre straight athletics track with four lanes, a long-jump area, and a shot-put sector. This means that, alongside culture and landscapes, families also have an explicitly age-specific place to spend time together outdoors.

If you are looking for a hotel in Javornice, you can first choose the focus of your stay according to your interests: the church and art, Jahodová hora, or the sports and recreation area each offer a different approach to planning your trip.

For more places included in the same research, you can also visit Sněžné, Trnov, Kounov, Licno, Potštejn, České Meziříčí, Rybná Nad Zdobnicí and Lípa Nad Orlicí.

For the higher-level travel overview: Okres Rychnov Nad Kněžnou.