Village centre and landscape

The large oval village square gives Lubná’s historic centre a distinctive shape. Around it, gable-end houses and farmsteads have been preserved in a unique arrangement. For travellers interested in rural architectural history, the interplay between the square, the orientation of the houses and the farmsteads offers a striking introduction to the village’s character. The layout of the historic centre also reveals its character.

Lubná lies in a gently rolling, agricultural landscape between the Rakovnický potok valley to the north and Senecká hora to the south. The Černý potok rises in the territory of Lubná and is a right-bank tributary of the Rakovnický potok. The names describe different geographical relationships: the Rakovnický potok valley defines the northern landscape, while the Černý potok rises in Lubná and flows into the Rakovnický potok.

History and architectural history

The earliest written record mentions Lubná in 1057 as “Luben”. The Palaeolithic settlement makes the site one of the most significant Gravettian sites in the Czech lands. Thus, an early written reference to the name sits alongside an archaeological connection to the Palaeolithic. For travellers interested in history, these offer two distinct ways to explore Lubná’s past.

Architectural and economic history also span different periods. St. George’s Church is a rural church building with late Baroque elements, built on the site of a medieval church dating from the 14th century. In the 19th century, the discovery of coal, followed several decades later by the discovery of slate, and their gradual extraction shaped Lubná’s development. The Sv. Rocha mine in Lubná was opened in 1821 as the first mine. In this way, a church with late Baroque elements stands alongside a local history also shaped by mining.

The Planetary Trail: a scale model you can walk through

The Planetary Trail depicts the solar system at a scale of 1:1 billion and includes twelve stations with information boards. The distances between the celestial bodies shown correspond to the walking distances between the stations at the same scale. The trail thus translates not only the order of the celestial bodies, but also their relative sizes, into spatial distances. If you are interested in astronomy, this combination of model and route is the trail’s defining feature.

On foot, by bike or by train

Lubná has a red-marked KČT hiking route, and a cycle route leads from Lubná to Rakovník. A route description published in 2025 also mentions a 4.7 km circular route from Lubná along the airport grounds to the Lubná–Rakovník cycle route. It therefore specifies both a precise distance and a route along the airport grounds. Check local conditions before setting out, as they may change.

Lubná railway station is on regional line No. 162 between Rakovník and Kralovice, a single-track, non-electrified line. If you are considering travelling by train, check the timetable before your journey. When planning, you can consider the railway line as a separate travel option alongside the hiking and cycling routes described above.

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