Three different themes are worth considering when discovering Újezd U Svatého Kříže: architectural heritage, village history and routes for cycling and walking. Specific local attractions range from Baroque church architecture and a niche chapel to several named cycling routes. The differences between a circular route, a cycling route and a trail park can help you weigh activities according to your interests and choose the focus of your stay.
Churches, Chapel and Village Museum
The Church of the Holy Cross (Kostel sv. Kříže) was built in 1777 in the Baroque style. Its single-nave building has a rectangular, closed presbytery; the tower forms part of the west façade. The altarpieces and vault paintings are by the painter Karel Mašek. The niche chapel offers a different architectural accent: it has a rectangular rendered structure, a semicircular vaulted niche, a triangular gable and a tiled gabled roof. Together, these two different architectural forms are a focus of the local architectural heritage.
The village museum “Svaťácká sednice” is open to visitors. Objects from the household and domestic life have been collected at Svaťácká sednice. It also includes a room with a small exhibition of memorabilia relating to Karel Gott. The museum visit can therefore be viewed through the lens of specific everyday objects and a dedicated space for memorabilia.
Landscape and Local Traces
The cadastral area of Újezd U Svatého Kříže lies within Berounka Nature Park. The park protects the preserved landscape character of the Berounka Valley, with rock outcrops, adjoining forests, agricultural land and historically valuable village architecture. These landscape features describe the wider setting of the nature park and give your stay a connection to the landscape.
Local history has also left traces in the cadastral area: a Bronze Age burial mound field of the Milavčer culture is located in its western part. A wych elm is listed as a memorial tree in the southern part of the municipality. The two entries refer to different places and themes: archaeological history on the one hand, and a natural monument listed within the municipality on the other.
Walking and Cycling
The yellow hiking trail through Újezd U Svatého Kříže is 7.5 kilometres long and has an elevation profile of 184 metres. Its length and elevation profile provide two specific points of reference if you are choosing a walk or hike.
The cycling routes differ in their courses and lengths: the “Zelený okruh” (Green Circuit) passes directly through Újezd U Svatého Kříže and is 6.5 kilometres long. The “Velká Radná” route starts in Újezd, follows the stream of the same name and continues to Darová. Check the current signage for the Green Circuit and local trail conditions for Velká Radná.
A municipal description from 2023 mentions a mountain bike trail park in Újezd, with several routes of varying lengths and difficulty levels. For the 1.5-kilometre mountain bike trail “Svaťák,” it describes a circular route and an annual local race. Check the current conditions and access before using the trails; check race details separately for the current season. This makes it possible to distinguish the named cycling routes by their course and length from the mountain biking options, which have different difficulty levels.
Discover more destinations: Líšná, Březina U Rokycan, Vísky, Cekov, Chomle, Všenice, Klabava, Mirošov U Rokycan.
For the overarching travel overview: Okres Rokycany.
