The Stupno Railway Museum exhibition is located right in the station building and has an entrance from the street. The museum explores the history of the local railway from Chrást to Radnice. It also serves as an information point for municipalities along the railway line. The museum thus combines a specific exhibition theme with information for places along the route. In understanding Stupno, the railway is therefore more than just a name in the town’s history: it is the focus of a museum and part of a regional context.

Railway History in Stupno

The railway from Chrást to Stupno was inaugurated on 1 April 1863. This date is a precise reference point in the history of the connection to Stupno. The railway museum also explores the local railway from Chrást to Radnice, a broader route. To understand the history, it is worth distinguishing between the two: the opening marks a specific connection, while the museum focuses on a longer railway line. Those interested in railway history can view Stupno through both a precise date and a broader route context.

Archaeological Traces on Křemenáč

The hill of Křemenáč, also called Křemelák, near Stupno reveals a very different period in history. In the Eneolithic period, it was home to a hilltop settlement of the so-called Chams culture. Preserved pottery sherds from Křemenáč attest to the earliest pottery production in Břasy. The settlement points to early use of the hill; the sherds also bring the history of pottery production in Břasy to life. For history-minded travelers, this offers a contrast with the railway chronology: the focus here is not the opening in 1863, but a prehistoric period and the traces associated with it. Together, the two topics represent different chapters in the history of the area around Stupno.

Landscape, Mining and Leisure

Mining history is also present in the landscape: the Bašta Nature Monument lies west of Stupno near Kříše and preserves part of a coal seam from the former Kliment opencast mine. It thus brings a specific geological layer into connection with its former use in open-pit mining. Bašta broadens the picture beyond railway and settlement history to include evidence of mining history.

In Stupno, K21 is an exhibition and information center. Together with the railway museum, it adds another named place to the local cultural attractions. If you are planning a visit to the railway museum or K21, check their respective opening hours in advance.

In the municipality of Břasy, the Ultramarinka leisure center offers a different focus. A 33 m-high chimney there is a reminder of the area’s former industrial use. Leisure facilities include an inline skating track, a pump track, a disc golf course, beach volleyball, a climbing wall and a swimming area. The same leisure center thus brings together reminders of former industry and a range of different recreational activities. This is a different focus from the railway, archaeological and mining history of the other places mentioned.

For the broader travel overview: Břasy.