Moyne: Cycling Routes and Rural Culture in the Czech Republic

Mojné brings together three historic settlements with trails, religious buildings and a distinctive rural character. The municipality of Mojné comprises Černice, Mojné and Záhorkovice. This offers different focuses for planning a trip: cycling and hiking routes, village architecture, regional history and the landscape of Blanský les.

Cycling and trails through the settlements

Cycle Route 1197 runs through Černice, Mojné and Záhorkovice. Above Rájov, it can be accessed at the Zlatá Koruna–Harazim bus stop. In addition, a red-marked hiking trail leads from Harazim to Černice and continues via Jílkův mlýn to Mirkovice. A yellow-marked hiking trail starts in Černice, leads to Kulichův kříž and continues to Chabičovice. The various starting and end points make these trails a practical guide for choosing the focus of your excursion.

Historic village character

Mojné belonged to the estate of the Svatá trnová koruna Monastery for more than four and a half centuries. As early as 1315, Bavor III of Strakonice donated Mojné and Černice to the Svatá trnová koruna Monastery. Today, Mojné has the character of a rural farming village with several large agricultural farmsteads, smaller farms and simple cottages. Its original character has been partly altered by renovations and new construction since around the middle of the 20th century. Visitors interested in history can therefore view medieval connections, rural architectural forms and later changes to the village’s appearance together within a compact thematic area.

Churches, farmsteads and local features

In Černice, the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene forms a well-preserved ensemble with a bell tower, mortuary chapel, cemetery wall and a passageway ossuary integrated into the wall. The presbytery in Černice is essentially late Gothic, as evidenced by the preserved saddle portal on the ground floor. In Záhorkovice stands the listed farmstead No. 3, which is not open to the public. In the centre of Mojné are an original blacksmith’s forge with a bell tower, as well as the municipal office and a shop.

Chapel, remembrance culture and landscape

The Chapel of Saint Sebastian in Mojné was probably built before the middle of the 18th century. Its niche contains a wooden carving of Saint Sebastian; at the same time, the chapel is an example of high-quality small-scale architecture. The traditional celebration marking the end of the carnival season, featuring the special ritual known as “Koníček”, was held exclusively in Mojné and differed from the processions customary in the Doudlebsko region, which featured rose or straw motifs. A memorial plaque is located on the birthplace of Karel Hrdina in Černice. Karel Hrdina translated the “Autobiography of Charles IV” and Cosmas’s “Chronicle of Bohemia”. The Blanský les Protected Landscape Area is also located near Mojné. The Pod Kaštanem restaurant is located at Mojné 27, 382 32 Velešín.

Further places for your research

For further trip planning, you can also explore Velešín, Krems, Unterbreitenstein, Polletitz, Unterhaid, Subschitz, Oemau and Borova.

For the overarching travel overview: Okres Český Krumlov.