Pocinovice – History, Pilgrimage and Landscape

Pocinovice combines a distinct historical character with the landscape in the foothills of the Bohemian Forest. The village was once a privileged village of the Chods of Domažlice and was first mentioned in 1325. Traditional rural homesteads, often built using timber framing, have been preserved in Pocinovice. As a result, the village's character brings together history, rural building culture and the predominantly agricultural and wooded surroundings. The village layout thus combines individual historical building forms with the rural character of the surrounding landscape.

St. Anne's Church and historical building culture

A defining landmark of Pocinovice is St. Anne's Church. The building is late Baroque. Its tower is particularly distinctive: it carries an onion dome that transitions at the top into an octagonal lantern. The unusual tower design gives the building a clearly defined appearance. This provides you with a specific cultural focal point where the history of the village can be read architecturally. Together with the preserved rural homesteads, the church forms an independent focal point for anyone who wants to get to know Pocinovice not merely as a starting point, but as a historically shaped village.

Dobrá Voda Pilgrimage Site

The Dobrá Voda pilgrimage site, dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, is located near Pocinovice. It consists of a main chapel and a smaller chapel with a spring that flows continuously. The two chapels and the spring together shape the character of the pilgrimage site. Dobrá Voda is visited by pilgrims and tourists throughout the year. The site adds a religious dimension to the secular history of the village and offers another clearly defined focal point for travel planning in and around Pocinovice.

Landscape in the Foothills of the Bohemian Forest

The surroundings of Pocinovice are predominantly characterised by agricultural and wooded landscapes. The mountains of Stangenruck, Úliště [Javor - Loučany], Lovečná and Jägerhübel are also located around Pocinovice. These four sites are all mountains. These landscape features give the region a distinctly rural and varied topographical character, without requiring the individual destinations to be combined into a single excursion offering. The mountains complement the village's history and the pilgrimage site with a landscape dimension.

Excursion Route and Further Destinations

An excursion route leads from Pocinovice via Orlovice and Orlovická Hora (Zlatá jáma) onwards to the Jezvinec Nature Reserve. The sequence of village, mountain and nature reserve gives excursion planning a specific route. The Bayerwald-Tierpark Lohberg, a zoo, is also located in the wider region around Pocinovice. In Pocinovice, the multifunctional sports complex has a published timetable that can be taken into account when planning a more detailed visit to the village. The timetable complements the landscape and cultural destinations with practical information for planning a visit to the village.

For your further travel planning, you can also access the following places: Mrákov, Bezděkovské Předměstí, Semněvice, Pelechy, Močerady, Karlova Hut, Čermná and Nemanice.

To the overarching travel overview: Domažlice District.