Kostelec U Křížků: Hotels and Accommodations
Accommodation in Kostelec U Křížků
The Romanesque Rotunda of Saint Martin was built at the beginning of the 12th century and contains valuable frescoes.
History
The settlement of Kostelec u Křížků dates back to the beginning of the first millennium. A salt route ran through the village, connecting the Mediterranean with the Baltic. The local church is already mentioned as a parish church in 1350.
Kalifáč is considered the oldest district of the municipality. In the early Middle Ages, it was a warming shelter for pilgrims; the area lies around the community center and a restaurant.
Culture
The Jewish cemetery lies in the northwestern part of Kostelec u Křížků. It is an important monument covering an area of 2.510 m². There are around 100 old gravestones; the oldest legible gravestone dates from 1724. The cemetery served the Jewish communities in Michle and Kunratice.
Nature
The Březka game reserve extends across several hectares in the cadastral area of Kostelec u Křížků. It is not accessible to the public, is currently managed by VÚLHM Jíloviště–Strnady, and is home to breeding herds of mouflon and fallow deer.
Kostelecký rybník lies in the southern part of the municipality and is currently used as a fish-breeding pond. The autumn fish harvest there is a major attraction, especially for children.
Getting There
By road, the route leads via the D1 motorway and the exit near Velké Popovice, continuing through Štiřín. In Želivec, cross the old Benešov road; after that, it is another 2 km to Kostelec u Křížků.
Other places: Petříkov, Křížkový Újezdec, Modletice, Teptin, Sulice, Velké Popovice, Popovičky, Kamenice.
To the higher-level travel overview: Praha-Východ District.
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