The park behind Zámek Týnec combines a central avenue, large meadows and an old, impressive collection of trees. Its rare species also make it a distinctive feature: these include the Caucasian fir, golden-variegated yew, plane tree, red-leaved beech, columnar English oaks and valuable old lime trees. In Týnec, then, parks and trees are highlights alongside churches and chapels.

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and its details

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary dates back to the mid-14th century. A tower, sacristy and gallery for the oratory were added in the second half of the 17th century. The complex also includes the Kolovrat family crypt, the cemetery gate and the cemetery boundary wall. The building’s history can thus be traced through the different parts of the ensemble.

Some individual details are also noteworthy. The church contains a 16th-century Gothic fresco depicting a kneeling knight within an acanthus frame. The south door is an inlaid Renaissance feature from 1617 and bears the monograms of Jan and Alena z Wiederspergu. The fresco and door therefore offer contrasting points of interest: a figurative depiction and a dated architectural feature.

Chapels in Loreta

The Chapel of St John of Nepomuk dates from the first half of the 18th century. Today, only its perimeter walls remain. It is distinct from the Loretánská Chapel in Loreta, which was reconstructed in the 1990s. The coats of arms of the Kolowrat and Vrbna families are on its east façade. The two chapels thus offer different historical points of reference: surviving perimeter walls at one, and a reconstruction with coats of arms on the east façade at the other.

Walks and waypoints

The ruins of the Chapel of St John of Nepomuk can be reached from Týnec via a 1.5 km walking route. The Loretánská Chapel can also serve as the starting point for a walk of about 1.5 km to the ruins and back. Along the way, the route passes the upper and lower outlets of the Loreta adit and a former hunting lodge. A yellow-marked hiking trail also runs through Týnec.

When planning, it helps to distinguish between the starting point and the route distance: the walking route from Týnec is described as 1.5 km; the approximately 1.5 km for the walk from the Loretánská Chapel refers to the route to the ruins and back. This makes it easier to choose the right option based on the starting point and the route described.

Natural monument and traces of mining

The Štola Loreta is protected as a natural monument and is the most important bat hibernation site in West Bohemia, particularly for greater mouse-eared bats, Geoffroy’s bats, Daubenton’s bats and brown long-eared bats. A visible trace of the mining history is also identified: the portal at the lower entrance to the old Loreta mine bears the faintly visible date 1889. Together, these details provide separate points of reference for the natural monument and the mine: its protected status and importance as a hibernation site on the one hand, and the date on the portal on the other.

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