Valley and nature trail

Trnová lies in the valley of the Bělský potok stream. One specific landmark in this landscape is Vísecký rybník: it lies between Bouchalka Forest and the road from Trnová to Horní Bříza. Labutí, Hamr and Trnovský rybník are also names for the same pond. So if you come across any of these names, they do not refer to another body of water. The different names and the precise location provide several clues to help you identify the pond in the landscape.

The Horní Bříza Nature Trail includes Trnová at stop 2, “Trnová – Vísecký rybník.” A marked section of about 5 km leads from Vísecký rybník via Vísky Castle to Modrý kříž. The nature trail as a whole is marked as a 17 km circular route with ten stops in the Horní Bříza area. These are different scales to bear in mind when planning: about five kilometres refers to the section described, while 17 kilometres and ten stops describe the larger circular route. The section is also easy to identify by its three named points; the circular route figures indicate the extent of the nature trail as a whole.

Building history and memorial sites

The Roubenka č.p. 2 is considered the oldest surviving building in Trnová. Its core dates from around 1670; it is also one of the few surviving examples of typical rural architecture in the Plzeň region. It therefore combines an approximate date with particular regional architectural significance. The protected cultural monument at farmstead No. 2 comprises a dwelling house, a stable, a shed, a barn and an enclosure wall. The protected farmstead thus includes named residential and agricultural buildings as well as a wall; the date of around 1670 refers to the core of the Roubenka.

Vísky Castle is another point of reference for the area’s building history. Josef Raab had it built in 1804 as a simple late Baroque manor house. Compared with the Roubenka, this gives two different dates and architectural classifications: the core of an example of rural architecture in the Plzeň region, dated to around 1670, and a late Baroque castle built in 1804. This comparison brings both the difference in age and the contrast in building styles into focus.

The monument in Trnová commemorates those who fell in the First World War and was unveiled on 28 October 1920. It stands on the village green opposite the municipal office, next to the bus stop. The date and location offer different points of reference: the unveiling date places the monument in its historical context, while the village green, municipal office and bus stop identify its location in the village.

The centre of Trnová is also an area with documented archaeological finds or with a well-founded likelihood that such finds are present. This classification therefore covers both finds that have been documented and reasonable assumptions. It adds the village centre as an area of archaeological significance to the history of individual buildings.

The historical landmarks can be arranged chronologically: the core of the Roubenka, dating from around 1670, is followed by the construction of Vísky Castle in 1804 and the unveiling of the monument in 1920. This places different aspects of building history and remembrance in a clear sequence.

Discover more destinations: Zbůch, Nadryby, Bezvěrov, Studená, Horní Bělá, Křelovice, Lipno, Plešnice.

For the overview of the wider area: Plzeň-Sever District.