Rudice offers two tangible starting points when choosing a destination: dated records of local history and a valley surrounded by hills and forests. The first written mention of the village dates from 1350. If you are looking for holiday apartments in Rudice, these topics can help you decide whether to focus your stay on architectural history, memorial sites, or the surrounding landscape.
Church and chapel: different periods
The church in Rudice, dedicated to Saint Wenceslas, is a Baroque building dating from 1789. Its bell was cast in 1735 in the workshop of bell founder Jan Antonín Ber, and the organ dates from 1912. The bell therefore predates the church, while the organ came later. The church’s history is thus documented by evidence ranging from an older bell casting to an organ from the early 20th century.
Another landmark in the village’s architectural history is the chapel on the road to Nezdenice. It dates from the 15th century and was later rebuilt. Protected lime trees stand beside the chapel. This brings together an older, altered building and a protected landscape feature—a different focus from the Baroque church in the village.
Remembrance and public art
A monument to those who fell in the First World War stands in Rudice’s village square. A monument in the cemetery commemorates American airmen from the Second World War; it includes part of their aircraft’s propeller. Rudice also has a memorial plaque to the victims of the Second World War. Another memorial plaque, with a relief, commemorates fallen members of the CARBON parachute group. These memorials therefore differ both in what they commemorate and in their form.
Public art is also represented by Přesličky, a three-part ceramic sculpture. It was installed to mark Rudice’s 650th anniversary. The sculpture and the memorials focus on different things: one marks an anniversary, while the others remember those who fell and the victims of war.
Valley, protected area, and regional context
Rudice lies in a valley surrounded by hills and forests. A large part of the village lies within the Bílé Karpaty Protected Landscape Area, including its biosphere zone. Ethnographically, Rudice belongs to the Luhačovické Zálesí region. The area’s earlier settlement can also be described precisely: settlement in the Rudice area is documented as far back as the Hallstatt period.
The local geography also includes its waterways. Surface water drains through a network of streams into the Ovčírka and, from Rudický vrch, which is 398 metres high, into the Kladenka. The Ovčírka and Kladenka are tributaries of the Olšava. Both waterways therefore flow into the same river, but follow different routes through the Rudice area.
Practical planning information
Rudice has bus services. If you plan to travel by bus, check the current timetables before setting off. This will let you compare the journey with your own schedule without assuming a particular connection.
One local specialty is the company TOKO, which makes and sells Ovocňák in Rudice. If you are considering visiting the company, check in advance whether visits are currently possible. Rudice is also home to a nativity scene made by Jan Vysloužil. If you plan to see it, check the visiting arrangements in advance.
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