Lipá: Lipská hora and Local History

Lipá combines a distinctive mountain with a multifaceted local history. Lipská hora, historical traces in the village, and the Church of St. Bartholomew offer different starting points for discovering the area. Nature observation, route planning, and cultural history provide distinct thematic approaches to exploring Lipá.

Lipská hora and Protected Nature

Lipská hora is a 689 m-high, partly forested phonolite mountain near the settlement of Lipá. The Lipská hora Nature Reserve protects phonolite rocks and scree slopes where bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) grows. The reserve also preserves scree forests, thermophilous oak forests, and the vegetation of rocks and scree slopes. The massive, slab-jointed rocks at the summit provide a habitat for the protected plants bearberry and grey pink. This gives your planning a clear focus on nature, with a variety of landscape features.

Route to the Highest Point

If you would like to explore the surroundings on foot, it is important to pay attention to the markings along the described route: From the highest point of the red-marked trail between Medvědice and Lhota, an unmarked path branches off to the summit of Lipská hora. Distinguishing between the red-marked trail and the unmarked turnoff should therefore be part of your own route planning. No information on the route length, walking time, or difficulty is available for this section.

Church and Historical Traces in Lipá

The Church of St. Bartholomew in Lipá is a filial church of the Sutom parish. It is not accessible, and regular services are not held there. The building dates from 1363, was originally Gothic, and was remodeled in the late Baroque style in 1788. The church complex includes a bell tower with a bell from 1576 bearing Czech inscriptions; the bell is currently kept in storage.

The first written mention of Lipá dates from 1352. The village also retains historical features: the village-square layout has a design typical of the period around the transition from the 13th to the 14th century, and the cemetery is enclosed by a perimeter wall. At an intersection stands the relief base of a Baroque statue of Saint John of Nepomuk. The history of the village also includes the fact that the two groups of owners jointly exercised the right of patronage over the local church. Lipá was divided between the Vchynský family and the owners of nearby Skalka Castle.

Getting There and Planning Your Stay

Lipá can be reached via Road I/15 from Podsedice or Třebenice, and via Road I/8 from Režný Újezd or Velemín. Public transport connections to Lipá from Lovosice operate only on weekdays. If you would like to combine nature and local history, you should therefore take the day of the week on which you arrive into account, along with the focus you want for your days in Lipá.

Other Places to Research

For further travel planning, you can also explore Račiněves, Přestavlky U Roudnice Nad Labem, Vědlice, Rochov, Brozany Nad Ohří, Chodovlice, Michalovice U Velkých Žernosek, and Slatina Pod Hazmburkem.

For the higher-level travel overview: Litoměřice District.