Malé Chrášťany

Malé Chrášťany is one of the central villages of the region historically known as Zbudovská Blata. Around the village square are several enclosed farmsteads with rural Baroque façades; at the southern edge of the village stands the niche chapel of sv. Vojtěcha. Two cycling routes also pass through the village. This means Malé Chrášťany can be considered for trip planning both for its historic architecture and for the choice of specific routes.

Farmsteads around the village square

Farmsteads Nos. 3 and 4 share several features: both are enclosed farmsteads, with buildings arranged around a courtyard. Their rural Baroque façades, each with two gables, have a gate and a wicket gate facing the village square. You can therefore see similar architecture facing the square at two individual farmsteads.

At No. 4, the farmstead includes a granary with a rural Baroque gable and adjoining stables. A boundary wall with a gate and wicket gate connects the granary to the residential building. Farmstead No. 4, also known as Boží Oko 1, was remodeled in 1850 from a medieval wooden log house; the work was carried out by Šebastian Brenner.

Farmstead No. 5 is on the west side of the village square. It also has a rural Baroque façade with two gables; its connected gate and wicket gate face the square. This makes farmsteads Nos. 3, 4 and 5 comparable in terms of their façades facing the square, while the granary and stables are additional features of farmstead No. 4.

Niche chapel of sv. Vojtěcha

The small brick niche chapel of sv. Vojtěcha stands at the southern edge of Malé Chrášťany. Its rectangular ground plan and south-facing orientation give the building a clear, compact form. Šebestián Brenner built the chapel between 1860 and 1862. Historically, it served as a place for a final farewell to the deceased.

Cycling routes and regional context

Cycling route No. 1083 passes through Malé Chrášťany from Plástovice to Břehov. The “Kolem Pištína na Blata” cycling loop also runs through the village. The loop is listed as approximately 24 kilometres long, easy, and intended primarily for families with children and seniors.

The two routes can be distinguished using different details: for No. 1083, the two named towns at either end of the route are key; for the loop, the approximate length, difficulty level and intended user groups are the main points. If you are weighing them up for your trip, you can consider these features separately rather than treating the routes as equivalent.

Zbudovská Blata provides the wider regional context: Malé Chrášťany is one of its central villages, and the landscape is flat and connected by a network of cycling routes. This regional perspective complements the specific routes through the village without conflating them.

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