Discover Košice U Soběslavi

Košice U Soběslavi Between Nature and History

Košice U Soběslavi offers views of a protected group of trees, historical traces of the Napoleonic Wars, and two pond areas where bluethroats occur. This gives you nature, history, and transport connections as separate aspects to consider when planning your trip. You can therefore focus your trip on the landscape, local history, or a combination of both themes.

Protected Trees and Pond Areas

The protected group of trees known as Borecké duby was first placed under protection on February 3, 1998. It comprises six trees. Their impressive growth, age, and aesthetic value are the reasons for their protection. From Košice, Borecké duby can be reached via the road to Borek. The six trees represent a distinct nature focus alongside the two pond areas. You can consider the tree site and the pond areas separately when planning your nature activities.

The pond areas also offer a distinct point of interest. The Koberný pond area is home to bluethroats; the same applies to the Hejtman pond area. At Borecké duby, the focus is on the protection of old trees, while bluethroats occur at the two ponds. If you would like to combine nature observation with discovering the locality, you will find two different areas of interest here.

Chapel and Local History

The Chapel of Saint Anne in Košice was built in 1884 under Mayor Václav Sýkora. Locally, it is referred to as the Church of Saint Anne. The village’s history also includes the fact that its original owners belonged to Choustník Castle. These facts provide two historical perspectives: the building history of the chapel and Košice’s earlier ownership history.

Traces of the Napoleonic Wars

Historical traces lead back to the time of the Napoleonic Wars. In 1890, water erosion uncovered a second burial site for French soldiers from that period at V Podsedlí. During the Napoleonic Wars, a military hospital was located at U Malovců, where wounded French soldiers were brought. A cross on the road to Tučapy stands at one of the burial sites from that period discovered in Košice. The historical traces take different forms: a burial site, a military hospital, and a cross at another burial site. For a historical exploration, you can consider these places separately, as they touch on different aspects of the same era.

The former post office in Tučapy is also part of the area’s documented local history: it was later replaced by a post office in Košice. Postal history thus represents a different historical perspective from the traces of the Napoleonic Wars and the village’s ownership history.

Travel Orientation

Košice has very good transport connections by bus and train. This is a separate consideration when assessing the location of your accommodation alongside the nature and historical themes you are interested in. Borecké duby can be reached from Košice via the road to Borek; you can plan your specific route to the other points separately.

Other Places for Your Research

Other places for your research include Drhovice, Košín, Pohnání, Dobronice U Bechyne, Řemíčov, Ratiborské Hory, Vlastiboř and Dubina.

For the broader travel overview: Tábor District.