Kojetín – Ronovecký les and Ronovec Castle Ruins

Kojetín combines nature experiences with a historical destination: the municipality’s cadastral area includes Ronovecký les, while the ruins of Ronovec Castle bring the history of the surrounding area to life. There is also the natural Prdlavka spring, a marked hiking trail, and opportunities for cycling and mushroom picking. If you are looking for accommodation in Kojetín, you will find a place here whose excursions can be distinguished by their settings among the forest, spring and medieval castle ruins.

Ronovecký les and the Prdlavka spring

Ronovecký les is located in the cadastral area of the municipality of Kojetín. A marked hiking trail leads through the forest, connecting Havlíčkův Brod with Chotěboř. This places Kojetín within a specific hiking connection between two Czech towns, rather than presenting the forest merely as a general landscape designation.

A separate destination in this natural area is the natural Prdlavka spring. It is located in the municipality of Kojetín and was chosen as the spring of the year in the region in 2007. The spring is situated along a yellow tourist trail marking, a few hundred metres from the Ve Žlabě signpost, on the way to Ronovec Castle. Prdlavka can be reached via a footpath. This makes it possible to combine a visit to the spring with a hike to a historical destination, with the route described in terms of the yellow trail marking and the signpost.

Hiking, cycling and mushroom picking

Ronovecký les is a popular place for walks and excursions. The marked trail and the location of the spring give visitors several clearly distinct reasons to visit: you can regard the forest as a destination for a walk, include Prdlavka as a specific stop along the way, or follow the trail towards Ronovec. The area around Kojetín is also suitable for cycling and mushroom picking. The documented range of leisure activities therefore extends from a brief discovery in the forest to more active pursuits in the surrounding area.

The history of the ruins of Ronovec Castle

Ronovec was an Early Gothic castle and is now a set of castle ruins extending between Dolní Krupá, Břevnice and Kojetín. The castle ruins date from the 13th century. Their present form is also connected with a clearly dated historical turning point: the castle was abandoned in 1544, when its then resident moved permanently to a fortress in Dolní Krupá.

A visit to Ronovec therefore adds a temporal dimension to the natural area. On one side are the forest trail, spring and marked route; on the other is a site whose history stretches from its medieval origins to its abandonment in 1544. Those choosing Kojetín as a destination can include these two themes side by side in their day’s planning, without describing the castle ruins as a currently operated attraction.

A precise designation of the natural area

The documented landscape also includes a precise cadastral reference: Plot No. 687/1 in the cadastral area of Kojetín u Havlíčkova Brodu is designated as part of the regional biocentre RBC 724 “Ronovecký les”. This designation precisely identifies the plot’s association with Ronovecký les and complements the more general description of the forest within the municipality.

Other places in the surrounding area

For your further search, you can also consider Uhelná Příbram, Cibotín, Chrtníč, Kynice, Vepříkov, Ždírec Nad Doubravou, Číhošť and Vez-Skala should also be taken into account.

For the overview of the wider travel area: Havlíčkův Brod District.