CZ, Usti nad Orlici: The Town of Weavers and Baroque – VIDEO
Published: 24.5.2023
At the confluence of the Ticha Orlice and Trebovka, right on the main railway line from Prague to the east of the Czech Republic, you will find a beautiful town of Usti nad Orlici. Its main feature is a Baroque square with arcades and a unique railway station.
Usti nad Orlici is located in eastern Bohemia at the foothills of the Orlicke Mountains. The local region belongs to one of the most picturesque ones in the country. So if you go out to admire its beautiful places, you may be just passing through Usti nad Orlici and we recommend that you stop there for at least a while. You can even use many long-distance trains that travel here from Prague and continue to the northern and central Moravia.
If you get off at the main train station, note original timbered railway station, which fits perfectly into the architectural style of the Orlicko region. Today it does not serve its original purpose anymore. Yet you will find a café there. In 2010, it was declared a cultural monument, which saved it from demolition as part of the reconstruction of the railway corridor.
The oldest part of the city is located around Mirove Square, which is dominated by arcaded Baroque houses. Nearby you can also find the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary from the end of the 18th century. It is worth mentioning the majestic Baroque deanery building, which stands right next to the church.
There are several local villas, such as Henrych's villa, an Art Nouveau villa the original owner of which owned an important textile factory in the town of Usti. Near the city center is also the unique building of Roskotovo Theater founded by the famous functionalist architect Kamil Roskot.
If you are more attracted to nature, go to Andrle's Chlum hill, where from the lookout tower, with the poetic name of Silver Beauty, opens a beautiful view of the surrounding wilderness. Alternatively, make a biking tour across Ticha Orlice valley.
I love Pardubice. Hence, I would like to give you some tips where to go. I love to walk around Pardubice chateau. This beautiful Renaissance-style structure was listed in the list of significant Bohemian cultural landmarks in 2010.
Parked cars with Prague license plates at ancient trees is a thing that you would see if you had travelled in summer to Kacerov (15 km from Rychnov nad Kneznou). In the following season, Kacerov becomes a solitary place. I love it for one concrete location – a church and its cemetery.
Let's start with a riddle: do you know a city that has its main square named after a literary figure? You may remember that the Kadaň embankment is named after Maxips Fík, in Pilsen the streets have figures from Quick Arrows and several towns and villages did not resist recessive ideas and paid tribute to Jár Cimrman. But the central square named after a literary figure has only the charming East Bohemian Dobruška: F. L. Věka Square and then the town of Trutnov - Krakonoš Square.
At the foothills of the Orlické Mountains, visit the small town of Vamberk, which is famous for its bobbin lace. Perhaps you will be amused that one of its district goes by the name Peklo (Hell). Also, the mummy, which you may in the Broumov Monastery, comes from this place.
If you are planning to make a trip to the eastern part of the Orlicke Mountains, you should definitely stop in a beautiful town at the foot of the mountains. There you will find traditional architecture and beautiful countryside.
If you like beautiful, remote places spiced by interesting past and present there is one I am going to tell you about today. The place is called Neratov situated in the Orlicke Mountains. Neratov has a temple with unique roof of glass.
If you want to see how a life in fairy tale looks like head to the Julincino Valley and Hamernice village in the Orlické Mountains, near Rokytnice. There is an unforgettable walk along the river Ricek in the beautiful countryside and between the timbered buildings.
A small town near Rychnov nad Kneznou is not known by many. Local area is crossed by the Divoka Orlice River. Nobility built chateaus in the past in the area. Doubdleby town also features a chateau adorned by countless sgrafitti ornaments.
When young Count Ervin Kinsky lost his fondness of former chateau, now called Stary Zamek, he intended to built a representative residence for the family. The construction of Novy Zamek took place between the years 1829-1833. The old Baroque-style chateau with two stories is separated from the gardens by royal road. It has remained the seat of the dominion.
Častolovice is a picturesque town situated in East Bohemia, located close to Orlické Mountains, in an altitude of 268 metres above sea level, in eastern direction from Hradec Králové, and 35 kilometres distant from Pardubice. Thanks to its position, rich cultural and social life and sightseeings, Častolovice is a frequent target of many visitors.
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