Michalovice lies five kilometres southwest of Havlíčkův Brod on the road to Humpolec. The village is situated in a gently undulating, agriculturally used landscape in the Úsobský potok area. Those planning a trip focused on landscapes and local history will find several specific points of interest here: walking routes along the stream, memorial sites and the biography of Karel Kutlvašr, who was born in Michalovice.
Walking and countryside
A route description published in 2024 mentions a blue-marked trail that follows the Úsobský potok to Michalovice. It is worth checking trail conditions before setting out when planning your trip. The landscape is gently undulating and shaped by agriculture; the stream provides the geographical setting for this walking route.
Other route examples come from different years and describe various walks. In 2024, a 25-kilometre walking route in the Havlíčkobrodská padesátka led from Havlíčkův Brod via Petrkov, Lípa, Dobrohostov and Michalovice to Poděbaby and back to Havlíčkův Brod. In July 2018, a six-kilometre KČT walk went from Dočkalův mlýn to Michalovice; from there, the group continued by bus.
Another example is from 10 January 2026: a KČT group travelled by bus from Havlíčkův Brod to Michalovice and walked from there through the snow-covered countryside to Okrouhlice. Together, these examples illustrate different ways of planning: a six-kilometre walk, a 25-kilometre event route and a bus journey followed by a walk. The distances and destinations apply to the respective events described.
Local history and Karel Kutlvašr
The village’s history dates back to 1377. Michalovice was then mentioned as “villa Michalowicz”; the name is interpreted as “village of Michal’s people.” In 1430, the village belonged to Mikuláš z Lípy and thus to Lipnice Castle. The early form of the name and the later affiliation mark different stages in the village’s history.
Karel Kutlvašr was born on 27 January 1895 in Michalovice near Havlíčkův Brod. He served in the Czechoslovak Legions and commanded a company during the Battle of Zborov in July 1917. In 1928, at the age of 33, he became one of the youngest generals in the Czechoslovak army. In May 1945, he commanded the fighting on the barricades during the Prague Uprising. His biography links his birthplace to several clearly dated periods in Czechoslovak history.
Memorial sites in Michalovice
A marble plaque with gold lettering was unveiled at Karel Kutlvašr’s birthplace in May 1991. Another memorial stands in the village square: the monument to those who fell in the First World War is located in a small park. It lists six names—Frant. Kutlvašr, Frant. Kučírek, Josef Blažek, Josef Fikar, Jan Morkus and Václav Technik—and bears the dates 1914–1918.
The monument to the soldiers of the Romanian Army stands at a crossroads on the edge of the village, by the turn-off from the road to Humpolec. A separate memorial cross to Romanian soldiers is located in a small wooden chapel with a wooden cross. The site lies where woodland meets meadow in the cadastral area of Michalovice, very close to the municipal boundary of Petrkov. The memorial sites described therefore also differ in their locations: the village square, a crossroads on the edge of the village, and the boundary between woodland and meadow.
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For the overview of the wider area: Okres Havlíčkův Brod.
