Discover Mariánské Radčice

Mariánské Radčice combines a pilgrimage tradition with a walking tour through the municipality, a cycle route and traces of its mining history. This gives you different ways to experience the place: religious history, local monuments and a historical industrial perspective can all be incorporated into your travel planning. At the pilgrimage complex, on the walking tour and along the cycle route, you will encounter different aspects of the place: religious history, local topics and connections to other cycle routes.

A pilgrimage tradition with a long history

The origins of the pilgrimage site of Mariánské Radčice are connected with the veneration of the miraculous image of Our Lady of Sorrows and date back to the 13th century. The foundation stone of the church was laid in 1698. Abbot Benedikt Littwerich commissioned a new Baroque church, a cloister and a parish to be built for the pilgrimage site; his successor Hieronymus Besnecker completed them. The complex thus brings together origins in the 13th century and the Baroque construction phase beginning in 1698.

You can visit the Mariánské Radčice pilgrimage complex from Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 15:00, or by prior arrangement.

Local history on the Radčický Circuit

The Radčický Circuit is a walking tour through the municipality with information boards. It begins and ends in front of the local U Davida inn. The tour combines a fixed starting and ending point with several topics from local history. Having a fixed starting and ending point makes it easier to find your way during the tour.

One station provides information about the relocated small monuments in Mariánské Radčice and the surrounding area. Another information board covers the history of the Osek–Mariánské Radčice pilgrimage route. The final station provides information about the history and present-day situation of mining around Mariánské Radčice.

Cycle route and mining history

For orientation by bicycle, Cycle Route 3073 provides a connection with fixed junction points: in Mariánské Radčice, it connects to Cycle Route 25. After 6.32 km, it ends in Loučná, where it connects to Cycle Route 231. The distance information helps you classify the 6.32 km route as a separate stage in your cycling plans.

The former Důl Koh-i-noor II brown coal mine near Mariánské Radčice was in operation until 2002 and produced more than 52 million tonnes of brown coal. Parts of the operational buildings have been listed as protected monuments since 2002. Mining is therefore both the subject of an information board and a historically documented aspect of the place. The former use and the protected status of the operational buildings offer two different perspectives on the mine and its history.

A place for different travel interests

If you are looking for accommodation in Mariánské Radčice, you can tailor the focus of your stay to the documented topics: pilgrimage history, the Radčický Circuit or Cycle Route 3073. This gives you clear guidance for further research without limiting the place's themes to a single direction.

For your further travel planning, you can also choose from these places: Nová Ves V Horách, Polerady, Louka U Litvínova, Brüx, Becov U Mostu, Obrnice, Horní Jiřetín, Loučná.

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Most.