The Chapel of St. Adalbert

Standing alone on a hill, about 850 metres southwest of Lhotka, is the Chapel of St. Adalbert in Třebnuška. It is a brick Baroque pilgrimage chapel built in the first half of the 18th century. The terms provide different clues: “brick” describes the construction method, “Baroque” the style, and “pilgrimage chapel” its religious classification. This distinguishes its construction, art-historical classification and religious function, rather than treating it simply as a historic chapel. For travellers interested in religious architecture, this combination offers a specific way to understand the building. The chapel is said to stand on the site of an older wooden chapel, where a hermit is mentioned. This uncertain account should be distinguished from the construction date of the brick Baroque building: the date refers to the chapel, while the older wooden chapel and the hermit are part of a backstory that is only said to have been passed down.

Getting your bearings at the chapel

Sýkorův mlýn, also called mlýn U Zikmundů and Podtřebnušský mlýn, lies one kilometre east of the chapel in Třebnuška. The chapel is the reference point for this distance. The different names can help you recognise the mill even when a description uses one of its other names. From the chapel, Lhotka is approximately to the northeast, while Sýkorův mlýn is to the east.

Sládek’s Forest Spring: literature and a spring festival

Sládek’s Forest Spring inspired the poet Josef Václav Sládek to write the poem Forest Spring. A memorial stone has stood by the spring since its ceremonial unveiling in 2012. Since 2013, the Otevírání lesní studánky J. V. Sládka celebration has taken place every spring. The spring thus brings together a literary connection, a memorial stone and a recurring seasonal event. The poet’s name appears both in connection with the poem and in the festival title. If you are planning to travel for the celebration, check the date for the year in question. A 6.4-kilometre route leads from Zbiroh to the spring. The route length and the date of the celebration answer different planning questions: one describes a route, the other a seasonal event.

Třebnuška Geological Site

The Třebnuška Geological Site features rhyolites with xenoliths from the crystalline basement. Rhyolite is the rock type; xenoliths are inclusions of rock from a different geological unit. Here, they originate from the crystalline basement. The geological interest is therefore defined by specific rock features. There is also an important access requirement: the site includes a military area, a quarry and private land; access is possible only with special permission. Check this requirement before planning a visit.

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