A marked red hiking route runs through Slavkovice, while a Baroque statue of St. John of Nepomuk adds a specific cultural and historical landmark. This brings together two different ways to explore the area: a route connecting several named places and a single protected monument. If you are considering Slavkovice as a destination for a stay, you can first decide whether hiking or local history should be your main focus.
Hiking the Red Route
The marked red hiking route runs from Myštice via Kožlí, Pohoří, Slavkovice, Kakovice and Horosedly to Mirovice. In this order, Slavkovice lies between Pohoří and Kakovice; Myštice is the starting point and Mirovice the destination. The sequence of places makes the route through its several stops easy to follow and places Slavkovice along the way. Check the current trail markers on site before setting out.
A Protected Cultural Monument
Slavkovice is home to a Baroque statue of St. John of Nepomuk that is protected as a cultural monument. It dates from the second half of the 18th century. Its protected status and date provide two different ways of placing it in context: one concerns its monument status, the other its art-historical period. Alongside the hiking route, it offers a specific cultural and historical point of interest for anyone interested in the history of individual places and their monuments.
Another Period in the Village’s History
After 1830, Slavkovice and Slavkovická Hora became part of the Schwarzenberg-Orlík estate by inheritance. This historical connection encompasses both places and belongs to a different period from the creation of the statue. The chronology is therefore clear: the monument dates from the second half of the 18th century, while their association with the estate began after 1830. Taken together, these details offer a specific and a broader perspective on history: a single cultural monument on the one hand, and the shared historical context of Slavkovice and Slavkovická Hora on the other.
Archaeology in the Wider Area
Pohoří, which lies on the red route, is also a point of reference for the archaeological context of the surrounding area. Several kilometres southeast of Pohoří, the ruins of a Late Hallstatt hillfort associated with Celtic settlement lie on Hrad Hill. In the forest on Malý Kosatín Hill are several Late Hallstatt burial mounds, about one kilometre south of Hrad. These are different kinds of archaeological evidence: a hillfort on a hill and several burial mounds in a forest. Their dating links both to the Late Hallstatt period, while the statue in Slavkovice represents a later art-historical period.
The Landscape in a Regional Context
For a broader perspective on the landscape, the area around Mišovice is another point of interest. There are numerous roads and paths there, as well as a picturesque landscape with many small religious structures and field monuments, including chapels, wayside shrines and crosses. This regional perspective complements the specific hiking route through Slavkovice with another landscape theme: paths and small religious monuments found together in the area around Mišovice.
Discover more destinations: Kovářov, Vojníkov, Varvazov, Nová Ves U Protivína, Přeborov, Mišovice, Písecká Smoleč, Květov.
For the broader travel overview: Písek District.
