Dvory nad Lužnicí: Nature, Cycle Path and Rococo Pulpit

Dvory nad Lužnicí combines a protected river landscape, a cross-border cycle connection and a distinctive architectural monument. Natural surroundings, longer routes and a historic church interior offer different focal points for planning your trip.

Natural surroundings along the Lužnice

The Horní Lužnice Nature Reserve is located within the municipal area of Dvory nad Lužnicí. It protects the natural Lužnice River and its floodplains with wetland and meadow communities. The river course, floodplain areas, wetlands and meadows define the character of the landscape here. The entire municipal area lies within the Třeboňsko Protected Landscape Area. The municipality therefore combines a specific nature reserve with a large-scale protected landscape. For your planning, this clearly distinguishes between an individual natural area and a landscape that encompasses the entire locality.

Cycling and educational trail

A cycle path runs through Dvory nad Lužnicí, connecting the surrounding municipalities all the way to Austria. The route thus extends beyond the local setting and opens up a cross-border direction. Those who include the locality in a longer cycling tour can plan Austria as the direction of their onward journey. The connection is therefore relevant not only for a short loop within Dvory nad Lužnicí, but also for tours between several municipalities.

The Pamětí Vitorazska educational trail also runs through Dvory nad Lužnicí. It is a 90-kilometre circular route with a total of 29 information-board stations and runs mostly along paved asphalt roads. Its length makes the educational trail a destination in its own right, requiring a different allocation of time than a short stop at a single location. The 29 stations provide the route with several thematic stopping points. The predominantly asphalt surface offers concrete guidance if you wish to take the route conditions into account when planning your day.

Different cycling options

The two cycling options differ significantly when planning your day. The cycle path focuses on the connection between the surrounding municipalities and Austria, while the educational trail is designed as a 90-kilometre circular route with 29 information boards. One option therefore focuses on the route between localities, while the other centres on a complete circuit with its thematic stopping points. The church complements these active options with a single cultural stop.

Church and local history

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary stands in Dvory nad Lužnicí and dates from 1788. The church contains a Rococo pulpit. The present late Gothic altar comes from the former Church of St Anne in České Budějovice. The church interior therefore brings together an 18th-century building, a Rococo pulpit and an altar originating from České Budějovice. This cultural stop consequently offers several historical points of reference: the year the church was built, the Rococo stylistic language of the pulpit and the late Gothic tradition of the present altar. For a cultural stop, the altar's provenance is just as relevant as the pulpit's furnishings: both details go beyond the building's date and give the interior its own historical structure.

You can explore further destinations via Lasenice, Řečice, Velký Ratmírov, Číměř, Třeboň Ii, Vnorovice, Starý Bozdechov and Lomnice Nad Luznicí.

For the higher-level travel overview: Jindřichův Hradec District.