Kojice lies at the northernmost foothills of the Železné hory mountains. Notable features of the village include the Church of St Peter and Paul, traces of a former fortress and its connection to the Elbe. This gives you two ways to shape your stay: around architecture and local history, or around the landscape and excursions in the surrounding area. The details offer concrete points of reference to help you decide which focus matters most for your trip.

The Elbe, meanders and routes into the surrounding area

The Elbe can be seen from the north-western part of Kojice. A visit to Kojice can also be combined with a visit to the meanders of the old Elbe. You can also plan excursions along field paths to neighbouring villages. These suggestions offer different points of focus: views of the river from one part of the village, the meanders as another place to visit, and field paths for excursions to neighbouring villages. When planning, you can distinguish between the view, a visit related to the old Elbe and an excursion along field paths. This helps you define the landscape-focused aspects of your stay more precisely.

Church: architecture and depiction

The Church of St Peter and Paul is a single-nave Romanesque building made of unplastered sandstone. “Single-nave” describes a building with one main nave and defines its layout more precisely. A fortress and the church were built in Kojice at the end of the 12th century. Inside the church, on the north wall beside the triumphal arch, there is a large depiction of Saint Christopher with the Christ Child on his left shoulder. It dates from the 1260s to 1270s. The church therefore brings together two distinct aspects from different periods: the Romanesque building and a later depiction of a saint. For a cultural trip, you can consider the architecture and a specific pictorial motif as separate themes.

Fortress remains and the historic Salt Road

Fortifications survive on the southern and south-western sides of the former fortress. The southern rampart reaches a height of up to four metres. Another historic trace is the Salt Road: it ran around Kojice and was also known as the Trstenice Route. The two names refer to the same historic route. Together, these offer two different aspects of local history: surviving fortifications and a historic route that ran around Kojice. Four metres is the maximum height.

Considering Kojice as a destination

If you are interested in cultural history, the Romanesque church and fortress remains give Kojice a clear identity. For a stronger focus on the landscape, you can choose between views of the Elbe, the meanders and excursions along field paths.

Discover more destinations: Valy, Hrobice, Chvojenec, Libišany, Turkovice, Rohovládova Bělá, Bukovina Nad Labem, Spojil

For the overview of the wider area: Pardubice District.