Chotěbudice lies 5 km north of Jemnice in the southeastern part of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. For travelers interested in local history or cycling, two perspectives are particularly tangible: archaeological evidence reaches further back than the first written mention, and named cycling routes pass through Chotěbudice or include the village on their route. Also of note are a consecrated chapel, a war memorial, and several named landscape features. This gives travelers a clear focus on local history and cycling routes, complemented by individual sites and landscape names.
Early Traces and Written Mention
The first written mention of Chotěbudice dates from 1351. Archaeological interpretation indicates that the village existed at least 200 years before this written reference. During an archaeological survey in 2008, carried out in connection with the reconstruction of field paths, fragments of graphite pottery dating from the 11th to 12th centuries were discovered. There are also Type II archaeological sites in the central part of Chotěbudice. The written mention and archaeological dating offer two different ways of exploring the village’s early history: one establishes a year, while the other reaches back to an earlier period.
Chapel, Memorial, and Horka
Horka lies to the southwest or west of the municipality and is designated as a significant viewpoint. Chotěbudice is home to the Chapel of St. Wenceslas, dedicated to Saint Wenceslas. The war memorial to those who fell in the First World War was created by Jaroslav Šlezinger. These three features have different points of emphasis: a designation as a viewpoint, a religious dedication, and a memorial with a named artist. Together, they represent a designated viewpoint, a religious dedication, and a specific occasion for remembrance.
Cycling Routes Through Chotěbudice
The cycling loop “Around the Mills on the Moravská Dyje to the Royal Town of Jemnice” runs via Dačice – Staré Hobzí – Jemnice – Chotěbudice – Budíškovice – Bílkov – Dačice. Chotěbudice is therefore part of a specified sequence of places that begins and ends in Dačice. The Jihlava–Třebíč–Raabs cycle route also passes through Chotěbudice. The two connections can be distinguished by their form: one is a cycling loop with the stated order of places, while the other is a cycle route named after three places. You can compare the cycling options by route type and the places named for each.
Landscape Features
The settlement of Chotěbudický mlýn lies on the Želetavka River. The Sedliště valley retention basin was built within the municipality, north of the settlement area of Chotěbudice. Only part of the area around the Kukáč hill is wooded. These details describe different spatial features: a settlement by a watercourse, a retention basin north of the settlement area, and the extent of woodland around a hill. This makes it easy to distinguish the three landscape features.
Discover more destinations: Zvěrkovice, Kojatice, Lhánice, Zahrádka, Rouchovany, Nimpšov, Nové Syrovice, Breznik.
For the broader travel overview: Třebíč District.
