Discover Puclice

Puclice combines traces of history with manageable discoveries in the village and on the hills to the south. If you would like to combine your stay with culture, local history and views, you will find several distinct points of interest here: a fortress with a changeable past, a striking chapel on the village square, a freely accessible observation tower and a Jewish cemetery as a destination on Route 1/1400.

Views across the landscape

The wooden observation tower in Puclice stands on Křižovatka Hill south of the village. It is permanently freely accessible, offering an opportunity to get to know the surrounding area without a documented visitor appointment. From the observation tower, parts of the Švihovská vrchovina, Všerubská vrchovina and Český les can be seen. The view makes the tower an experience in its own right alongside the historical sights in the village: the focus here is not on a single structure, but on views across several landscape areas.

Puclice Fortress and its history

Puclice Fortress is currently open to the public by prior arrangement. This detail is crucial for your visit, as the tour does not simply follow permanently free access as it does at the observation tower. The fortress is therefore particularly suitable as a deliberately planned cultural destination. Its history also reaches further back: the earliest surviving records of Puclice date from the second half of the 14th century. After 1765, the fortress lost its function as a feudal lord's residence. It therefore allows visitors to observe not only a building, but also trace a historical transformation.

Chapel on the village square

The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene stands on the village square west of the pond. Its design alone distinguishes it from an ordinary village church: it is a freestanding, brick-built and plastered central chapel on a regular hexagonal ground plan. Those interested in architecture will find a clearly described detail here that shapes a visit to the village square. Its location west of the pond also provides a concrete point of orientation within Puclice, without requiring you to get to know the village only through its larger historical sights.

Route and Jewish cemetery

Route 1/1400 passes through Puclice. One destination on this route is the Jewish cemetery in Puclice. According to a traditional account, explicitly marked as alleged, the cemetery was established in 1750. This dating should therefore be understood with appropriate caution. Together with the records from the second half of the 14th century and the history of the fortress, the cemetery offers another way of approaching the village's past. This allows you to view Puclice from different historical perspectives without reducing the individual sites to a single story.

Accessibility and further destinations

Puclice can be reached from the main road from Plzeň via Staňkov, Křenov or Semošice. If you would like to extend your search beyond Puclice to other destinations, Meclov, Poděvousy, Pobezovice, Újezd U Domažlic, Nemanice, Čečovice, Němčice and Kaničky are also available for further selection.

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Domažlice.