For a stay in Zaltice, there are two different points of interest to consider: a traditional event in August and the first written mention of Žaltice, dated to 1315. The event gives your travel plans a seasonal focus; the historical record points to a specific medieval context.

Plan around the August event date

The traditional event “Celorepublikové závody minikár Žaltice” takes place in August in the settlement of Žaltice. The exact dates vary from year to year. So use the month as a guide to the season, not as a substitute for the specific event date. If you want to choose Žaltice specifically for this event, check the date for your travel year before setting your stay dates. That way, you can plan around the actual event date rather than infer a specific date from the August reference.

Getting to Žaltice

Roads III/15710 and III/15711 lead to Žaltice. As road numbers can change, check both designations against your current route plan before setting off. These road numbers therefore provide specific reference points for travelling to Žaltice. You can plan the event date and your journey separately: first choose a suitable travel period, then use the current road designations to plan your route.

History in its regional context

The first written mention of Žaltice is dated to 1315. A document from the same year lists Žaltice alongside Černice, Skřídla, Svince and Mojné as five villages in the administrative territory of the Černice estate and in the basin of the Jílecký Stream. The list places the settlement alongside four other villages and gives the historical reference a regional context. The stream basin provides another geographical reference alongside the named administrative territory. In this way, the document connects a specific place name, a group of settlements and a regional setting.

The endowed estate included gold mines; the estate was bequeathed to the Cistercian monastery of Zlatá Koruna. Alongside the group of settlements and the administrative territory, this brings in an estate, its mining connection and its transfer to a monastery. The historical context thus comprises several specific elements: the five villages, the basin of the Jílecký Stream, gold mines and Zlatá Koruna. For the local history, the connection between these details is more informative than a mere reference to the year 1315.

Žaltice is considered the oldest known settlement in the Mirkovice area. This focuses on the settlement’s standing within an area. The document provides a different frame of reference: it names five villages in the administrative territory of the Černice estate and in the basin of the Jílecký Stream. The two historical statements answer different questions: 1315 dates the first written mention, while the superlative refers to the Mirkovice area. This gives you a brief comparison of time and place: a date for the written record and a regional setting.

For the broader travel overview: Mirkovice.