Horní Slověnice: Bridges, Farmsteads and a Cycling Route

Horní Slověnice offers several points of interest for a stay: the crossing at the Dvořiště Pond, architectural details of individual farmsteads, and a cycling route with a stated duration. If you are weighing up a focus on cultural history or a bike tour, specific architectural features, dates and the route’s time frame can help you decide.

Bridges on the Dvořiště Pond

The crossing complex over the southern arm of the Dvořiště Pond between Dolní and Horní Slověnice comprises two stone arch bridges dating from 1857 and a straight reinforced-concrete bridge built in 1927. The two arch bridges date from the same year; the straight bridge came seventy years later. A linden avenue also runs along this section of the crossing. This makes it possible to distinguish the structures by form, material and date: two bridges are stone arches, while the third is a straight reinforced-concrete structure. The avenue adds a landscape feature by the pond to the architectural setting.

Farmsteads and architectural details

The farmsteads display architectural details at different scales. Farmstead No. 1 in Horní Slověnice comprises a barn, an entrance passage and a residential building. It also includes a notable two-storey stone granary with slit windows. Slit windows are narrow window openings and, alongside the stone material and two storeys, provide another specific feature of the granary. Farmstead No. 14 also has a granary; the view through the entrance passage looks onto a barn. At No. 1, the material, number of storeys and window type shape the impression, while No. 14 is characterised by the view between the entrance passage and the barn. Building No. 19 bears the name “Inn” and the year 1900. These examples range from several parts of a farmstead to a single building with a specific name and date.

Niches and statues

A niche containing a small statue is located in the gable of house No. 18 in Horní Slověnice. The niche chapel in Horní Slověnice houses a life-size statue of Saint John of Nepomuk on a stone plinth. The comparison shows figures of different sizes in different settings: a small statue in a house niche, and a life-size saint’s statue on the chapel’s plinth. The chapel is freely accessible; check the access information again before your visit.

Cycling route and paintball

The Lišov cycling route runs along the Dvořiště Pond to Horní Slověnice and continues to Dunajovice. The stated duration for the route is two to three hours. You can use this time frame as a separate point when planning your tour. Conditions and markings may change, so check both before setting off. Paintball can be played on a natural playing field at the Slověnický mlýn outdoor area. As the operator’s offering may change, it is advisable to ask about the current scope before planning.

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