Red, yellow and blue trail markers meet in Sediviny. At the same time, cottages remain scattered across the hillsides—a settlement pattern typical of the Orlické Mountains. The village’s history, the Church of St. Joseph and a named circular hiking route offer different ways to explore the place, from taking a close look at individual buildings to planning a hike.
Village Layout and Historic Traces
The earliest recorded mentions of Sediviny date back to the 16th century. Traces of former farmsteads can be seen elsewhere in the village: some former farmhouses can still be identified by groups of old lime trees and remnants of walls. The written records and these visible clues to former farmsteads offer different perspectives on the village’s history.
The plant life also offers a specific detail about the landscape: Čechřice still grows in some meadows near former houses. Originally from the Alps, the plant has an anise scent. Its presence connects the open meadows with the history of the former houses near which it grows.
St. Joseph’s Church: Building History in the Village Landscape
The Church of St. Joseph is a prominent feature of the Sediviny landscape. Built in 1907, it was a direct extension of an earlier chapel. The Art Nouveau building combines fired facing bricks with local gabbro on its exterior. Building history, style and choice of materials come together in this single structure.
The church also lies on cycle route 4243. At the 2022 edition of the Šedivinská 11°, the roller-skiing competition also finished at St. Joseph’s: the course followed a 1,200-metre local road and had an elevation gain of 130 metres. The building and the route are connected in two different ways—as part of a cycle route and as the finish point of a dated competition course.
Hiking and Navigation
A named circular route complements the trail markers: the Šedivinská osmička is an approximately 12-kilometre hiking loop through Sediviny. The route description published in 2023 lists Špičák at approximately 8.4 kilometres. These figures refer to different points of reference: roughly 12 kilometres for the loop and a position along the route for the mountain. In the wider region around Sediviny, the prominent Špičák stands at an elevation of 833 metres; it shapes the northwestern foothills of the Orlické Mountains.
This makes it possible to distinguish the coloured markers, the length of the named loop and the entry for Špičák: the markers show where hiking trails meet; the loop gives an approximate distance; and the mountain is listed as a point in its description. This helps put the information in context when planning your own hike, without assuming a walking time or difficulty level.
ÄŚeskĂ˝ HobitĂn
A very different local attraction is ÄŚeskĂ˝ HobitĂn in the mountain settlement of Sediviny. The small Hobbit village is inspired by Tolkien’s world; Svatoslav Hofman designed and built it himself on a family plot. Alongside the church architecture and traces of former farmsteads, there is also a specially designed place inspired by literature. For practical planning, note that a regional visitor guide stated in 2024 that the unpaved paths in ÄŚeskĂ˝ HobitĂn make access more difficult for visitors with a pushchair or wheelchair.
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