Discover Žernovice: Cycling Route and Village Culture

Žernovice between Cycling Route and Village Culture

Žernovice brings together several specific discoveries: a signposted cycling route runs through the village, the village square features a chapel and a monument, and above the village, Kobylí Hora commemorates an event from the history of the Second World War. This gives the village different points of interest for a trip combining cycling, local history and regional gems.

Cycling Routes with Different Points of Orientation

The cycling route signposted as number 1088 runs from Netolice via Kratochvíle, Vítějovice and Žernovice to Prachatice. In addition, a 26 km cycling route from Netolice via Žernovice to Prachatice follows a moderately difficult course. The two routes therefore differ in their course through several villages as well as in length and classification. For your personal planning, you can consider the sequence of villages, route length and difficulty level together. The 26 km route provides a specific framework for this if you plan the cycling tour according to your personal pace and available time.

Cycling Route No. 7 also provides clear orientation. On the way to the small zoo and around Prachatice, it reaches the municipality of Žernovice after approximately 2.2 km. After Žernovice, Cycling Route No. 7 continues via Cycling Route 1088. Route No. 7 therefore connects the section around Prachatice with Žernovice and then continues via Cycling Route 1088.

Village Square with Chapel, Monument and Vernacular Baroque

A chapel dating from 1892 stands on the village square in Žernovice and is dedicated to Saint John of Nepomuk. A monument to those who fell in the First World War is also located there. It was unveiled in June 1930. The square also features three preserved gables in the Vernacular Baroque style on houses Nos. 2, 18 and 24. These details make the village centre a place where architectural history, religious tradition and commemorative culture can be understood through specific buildings.

Several stone crosses and wayside shrines can be found in Žernovice and the immediate surrounding area. They complement the prominent points in the village with smaller examples of regional culture.

Kobylí Hora above Žernovice

Kobylí Hora is the hill above Žernovice where a small monument stands. It commemorates the crash of an American aircraft. Kobylí Hora complements the village square and the routes through Žernovice with a memorial site above the village. Anyone wishing to combine cycling and local history will find two specific points of interest here: the route through Žernovice and the monument on Kobylí Hora.

Other Places from the Same Selection

For your further search for suitable destinations, you can also find Zábrdí, Lužice U Netolic, Konopiste, Vacov, Dub U Prachatic, Babice U Netolic, Prachatice and Pěčnov.

For the higher-level travel overview: Prachatice District.