Discover Mnich: Culture, History and Nature

If you would like to combine cultural history and nature in a manageable travel destination, Mnich offers several clearly distinct discoveries. The local church, the cultural centre, historic memorial sites and the Stržená hráz natural monument give the village different facets.

Church and Cultural Centre

The Church of St John the Baptist is documented as early as 1359 and became a parish church in 1371. Several heavily damaged marble tomb slabs from historic burials have been preserved inside. The sacred building therefore conveys not only considerable age, but also tangible traces of the village’s earlier history.

A second distinctive cultural site is the cultural centre in Mnich. It was built between 1948 and 1950 to a design by Jiří Kroha and was declared a cultural monument in the last quarter of 2020. Its distinctive features include textured plaster with horizontal grooves and brick fragments. The façades also bear a figurative relief of a farming family and the coloured silhouette of a double bass. These details make the building interesting for visitors who want to experience architecture not only through its construction date, but also through visible design elements.

Historical Traces in the Village

A castle once stood on the site of present-day Mnich, fortified by walls, ramparts and a moat. The former local fortress was renovated in 1762 for use as a parish house. Both references offer a glimpse into the village’s changing architectural history, without suggesting that historic structures should be equated with castles or museums accessible today.

The memorial sites are also part of the village’s appearance. The monument to those who fell in the First World War stands in the centre of Mnich and bears the dedication “PADLÝM SYNŮM VLASTI 1914–1918”. Near Mnich 23, a monument commemorates František Čábelka and his death on 6 May 1945. The Second World War memorial plaque on the house at Mnich 23 commemorates an unequal struggle during the night of 5–6 May 1945 between Czech and Soviet partisans and an SS unit.

Stržená hráz Natural Monument

The Stržená hráz natural monument lies in the vicinity of Mnich. The area contains a preserved complex of meadow and wetland communities, with occurrences of important and specially protected species. Stržená hráz can be reached on foot from Rosička or Nový Mnich, as well as by bicycle. The cycling route leads via Rosička and Nový Mnich; before the crossroads, it branches onto an unmarked path.

Theatre and Getting Around

The MonAmour ensemble is devoted exclusively to one-person theatre and describes Mnich as its home venue. From 1 July to 1 August 2026, public bus route 359920 connected Pacov, Černovice, Mnich and Jindřichův Hradec.

Other Places in the Same Selection

For the further selection of places: Kámen U Pacova, Křeč, Vyskytná, Vyklantice, Zachotín, Chystovice, Krasonov and Kamenice Nad Lipou.

For the higher-level travel overview: Pelhřimov District.