Přestavlky: Local History and Historic Sites

If you are looking for a hotel in Přestavlky, the historic sites can help you assess the different sightseeing options. The town combines a chateau whose building is not open to the public with a freely accessible Jewish cemetery and monuments at various points around town. When planning, therefore, consider both the history and which sites you can actually visit.

Location and Getting Around Přestavlky

Přestavlky lies on Road II/355 between Hrochův Týnec and Chrast. Road III/3551 runs from the municipality toward Zájezd and Řestoky; a local road also runs toward Trojovice. These named road directions help you find your way on a map, without connecting the individual historic sites into a single sightseeing route.

Přestavlky Chateau stands in a park on the northern edge of town. It is a simple, single-storey rectangular building with two side wings projecting to the west. The chateau itself is not currently open to the public. It serves as a children’s home with a school, a centre for educational care, and a pedagogical children’s department. If you are interested in the architecture, take this distinction between the historic building and its current use into account when planning. Check whether the access conditions have changed before planning a visit.

Jewish History and Cemetery

Jewish settlement in Přestavlky dates back to the first third of the 18th century. The cemetery was established in 1844 on land acquired from the estate owner, František Xaver Adolf von Auersperg. This makes it possible to distinguish between two different points in the town’s history: early Jewish settlement and the later establishment of the cemetery.

The former synagogue is also part of this history. After the Jewish community came to an end, it was converted into a residential building in 1920. The cemetery and former synagogue therefore represent different chapters: the cemetery was established as a burial place, while the synagogue building later took on a different use.

The Jewish cemetery lies in fields north of the town, 400 metres west of the road to Hrochův Týnec. It is freely accessible; as a precaution, check the access conditions before your visit. A description updated in March 2024 still reports around three dozen gravestones there.

Monuments in the Town Centre and Toward Rosice

In the centre of Přestavlky, near St Anne’s Chapel, stands a Baroque statue of St Florian. It dates to approximately 1701. The chapel is dedicated to St Anne; it was consecrated in gratitude for donated gifts. The statue and chapel offer two different historical connections at a shared point of reference: the Baroque depiction of St Florian here, and the chapel’s dedication and the reason for its consecration there.

At the exit from Přestavlky toward Rosice, a free reconstruction of the statue of St John of Nepomuk stands on the original plinth. It is made of artificial stone and has the same dimensions as the original. The original statue was stolen. At this site, it is therefore important to distinguish between the surviving plinth and the present-day figure: the reconstruction stands in the original location, but it is not the original.

The historic sites thus offer different points of interest during a stay: the freely accessible cemetery, the monuments in the town centre, and the architecture of the chateau, whose building is not currently open to the public. These differences can help you set realistic expectations for sightseeing in Přestavlky.

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