Kasejovice – Culture, History and Railway Tradition

Discover Kasejovice: History, Faith and Technology

Kasejovice offers several historical themes for a journey filled with cultural discoveries. The Kasejovice Museum is housed in the building of the former Jewish synagogue. The synagogue is a late Baroque building that was probably erected in the second half of the 18th century in the centre of the Jewish ghetto. The building is therefore not only home to the museum, but also an independent part of the historical theme.

The Jewish cemetery of Kasejovice is also part of the Jewish heritage. Its earliest written mention dates from 1669. The cemetery preserves 510 gravestones, the oldest of which dates from 1686. The cemetery adds another site of Jewish history to the museum. The two sites focus on different aspects: the museum centres on the synagogue building, while the cemetery centres on the surviving gravestones and their dates.

Another focus is the Church of St. James. Its origins are dated to around 1270. At the main entrance, it preserves a richly profiled Gothic stepped portal with two engaged columns. The town hall also bears witness to several construction phases: it is a Renaissance building that was rebuilt into its present form in 1868 after several fires. A Baroque fountain also stands in the centre of the square.

Railway history is also visible in Kasejovice. Kasejovice railway station is located on railway line 192 Nepomuk–Blatná and is integrated into the public transport system. The former railway water tower was declared a technical monument in 2020. It houses a permanent exhibition with ten panels on the history of the Nepomuk–Blatná railway line. This adds a technical theme to the sacred and urban historical sights. The exhibition in the water tower offers an experience that is clearly distinct from the churches, cemetery and town hall.

Another permanent exhibition is located in the Kasejovice granary. It covers the town during the imperial era, the time of Masaryk and the Protectorate period. Kasejovice is also connected to the Way of St. James and is part of the Jewish Route in the Pilsen Region. The three periods covered add further chapters to the architectural and railway history. This gives you different ways to explore the town: church art, Jewish history, the region's past and railway tradition. If your family has a range of interests, you can choose your visits according to these themes.

When looking for accommodation in Kasejovice, the main consideration is therefore the focus you want for your stay. Depending on your personal interests, you can place greater emphasis on sacred and Jewish history or on the town's history and railway heritage. You can view the town as a destination for cultural and historical discoveries and consider which accommodation location suits your planned combination of the museum, religious buildings, cemetery, exhibitions and railway history. For a further comparison of destinations, you can also include Útušice, Nezdřev, Sedliště Nad Úslavou, Řenče, Borovy, Vlčí, Ves Touškov and Předenice.

For the higher-level travel overview: Plzeň-Jih.