Želeč: Village Square, Church and Sports Courts

Želeč has a rural character, historic buildings and facilities for several sports. If you are looking for a hotel for your stay, these features can help you choose your destination by showing whether you would rather focus on local history, architecture or physical activity. The landscape is gently rolling; the village lies in a shallow basin between opposing southern and northern slopes.

Village Square and Landscape

The village square is defined by traditional farmsteads and an old avenue of lime trees. The combination of buildings and trees gives the square a rural character. The landscape description brings together two scales: the shallow basin lies between southern and northern slopes, while the terrain as a whole is gently rolling. This gives you an idea of both Želeč’s location and its terrain.

St. Bartholomew’s Church and Architectural History

The parish church of St. Bartholomew was consecrated on 27 August 1939 by the Bishop of Olomouc, ThDr. Josef Schinzel. It is a single-nave building, with a narrower pentagonal presbytery adjoining it. The church also has a sacristy and a 31-metre-high tower. Its floor plan can be described by the sequence of the nave and the narrower presbytery; the tower and sacristy add two further parts to the description. The protected complex also includes the cemetery wall with its gates, a niche chapel and the enclosed plots of the site. The scope of protection thus extends to other parts of the site as well as the church itself.

Sports Courts and Opening Hours

The Sportovní areál a Wellness Želeč includes a tennis court and two multi-purpose courts with synthetic surfaces. The two multi-purpose courts are intended for tennis, volleyball, nohejbal, floorball and small-sided football. A clear time rule applies to them: they are free and open to the public every day from 09:00 to 16:00; after 16:00, a free reservation is required in advance. Use during the day is therefore subject to different rules from use after 16:00. If you plan to use the courts, check the latest information before your visit: operating details, activities and facilities may change. The stated hours and reservation rule apply to the two multi-purpose courts.

Other Historical and Landscape Landmarks

East of the village square, a protected granary stands within the farmyard. The Poklona sv. Jana Nepomuckého, dating from the late 18th century, is located by the wall near the château in Želeč. The former manor house is also part of the village’s history: in the 1570s, the Želeckých z Počenic family converted it from its original form as a fortress into a Renaissance-style residence. The dates mark three different aspects of local history: the conversion in the 1570s, the Poklona from the late 18th century and the church’s consecration in 1939.

The three-sided, plastered wayside shrine known as Boží muka stands in a field on the right side of the road on the hill between Želeč and Doloplazy. Below Želeč is a man-made reservoir with an island, which is one of the area’s important biotopes. Its ecological condition may change. The wayside shrine is a single structure in the landscape; the reservoir combines a body of water with ecological significance.

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