Bošín – Nature, Trails and Cultural Monuments

Bošín combines a protected landscape area with an educational trail and several remarkable cultural monuments. This gives the place different points of interest for travel planning: nature, longer circular trails and cultural discoveries are all found close together in the verified facts about the place, without Bošín having to be limited to just one type of experience.

Bošínská obora Natural Area

The Bošínská obora borders Bošín. It includes meadows of the former game enclosures and pheasantry, distinctive solitary trees, park-like landscaping and an artificial water basin. Its former use remains part of its history: the meadows are explicitly associated with the former game enclosures and pheasantry.

Today, the Bošínská obora is designated as a nature reserve. It covers 36.7811 hectares and was first designated on 1 May 1995. It protects near-natural floodplain woodland with imposing old trees. Several protected bird, beetle and plant species also occur in the Bošínská obora. Those who value a clearly described natural area when choosing a holiday destination will therefore find a distinct point of interest here alongside the trails and cultural monuments.

Educational Trail and Circular Route with Various Distances

The “Choceňská naučná stezka” educational trail runs through Bošín. For longer hiking plans, the 35 km circular route of the same name is also relevant. It is divided into two loops of 16 and 19 km; a shortcut leads from Kostelecké Horky through Bošín to Choceň.

This means Bošín can be viewed both as a place along an educational trail and as part of a larger circular hiking route.

Chapel and Protected Cultural Monuments

The Chapel of Saint Philomena is part of the cultural landscape. It dates from 1854 and is a filial church of the Roman Catholic parish – Choceň deanery. The organ and the altarpiece of Saint Philomena are protected as immovable cultural monuments.

Another distinctive monument is the Cyrilometodějský penance cross. The roughly hewn sandstone cross, about one metre high, bears an engraved Cyrilometodějský cross; its left arm is broken off. The sandstone cross is protected as an immovable cultural monument. It lies about 50 metres beyond Bošín’s marked boundary, at the edge of a strip of woodland along the road from Bošín to Běstovice. This precise location is useful for orienting oneself when exploring the surroundings, while the chapel provides another cultural point of reference within Bošín.

Orientation in the Place for Travel Planning

Bošín has a bus stop. In the centre of the village, a paved area in front of the grocery store and the area near the Chapel of Saint Philomena provide limited parking options. Those choosing Bošín as a base for a trip involving hiking and cultural activities can take this information into account when planning their arrival.

Discover More Places

For further travel planning, you can also explore Zářecká Lhota, Jablonne Nad Orlici, Tisová, Mistrovice, Sruby, Wildenschwert, Pastviny and Anenská Studánka.

For the overview of the wider area: Okres Ústí Nad Orlicí.