Petrikovice: Village Architecture and Cultural Monuments

Village Character and Architecture

If you are looking for a hotel in Petrikovice, the character of the village may also influence your choice. The villagescape of Levínské Petrovice is shaped by scattered development along a road that runs through the village; the houses stand on their own plots. A chapel, bell tower, a cast-iron cross, folk wooden buildings and a masonry house shape the character of Levínské Petrovice.

Chapel and Bell Tower

The chapel stands in the centre of Levínské Petrovice beside the road. It has a square floor plan. A vertically boarded structure sits on a smoothly plastered stone base and is topped with a pyramidal thatched roof. A Latin cross stands on the chapel. It is an immovable cultural monument with registration number 2157. Its former function as a bell tower is considered probable. This possible historical interpretation adds to the description of the building’s components without establishing its purpose with certainty.

The bell tower on the village square is tower-like in design and has a wooden upper storey, a tent roof and a lantern. In front of it stands a surviving cast-iron cross on a stone base; it is dated 1859 and displays Empire-style forms. The Latin cross on the chapel and the cast-iron cross in front of the bell tower are two distinct features of the villagescape: one is on the chapel, while the other has its own base and date. This makes it easy to distinguish the two types of cross.

Wooden Buildings and a Masonry House

The houses also show differences in materials and periods of construction. Levínské Petrovice has folk wooden buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, including log houses numbered 19, 18 and 22. Nearby, house No. 12 is a masonry building from the second half of the 19th century. Pilasters and stucco elements articulate its façade. Pilasters are flat, pillar-like features on a wall; stucco refers to sculpted ornament. This helps you distinguish the façade details from the construction method itself: house No. 12 combines masonry with decorative elements, while the log houses emphasise wooden construction and log-building techniques. These examples give you specific points of reference for comparing rural building styles.

Roads and Directions

Road III/24080 runs from Levínské Petrovice via Horní Bukovina and Bukovina to Starý Týn. The Levínské Petrovice rozc. bus stop is at the junction of roads II/240 and III/24080, 700 m from the village centre. The route sequence shows the road connection; the stop information identifies a specific point at the junction and gives its distance from the centre. If you are planning a bus journey, check the current timetable in advance.

Regional Context

At the municipal level, Levínské Petrovice belongs to the municipality of Lovečkovice, which lies in the České středohoří Protected Landscape Area.

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