Rokytnice V Orlických Horách: Hotels and accommodations

Culture

The square of the mountain town of Rokytnice v Orlických horách is surrounded by single-storey arcaded houses built using timber-block construction and a manor complex. The urban conservation area of Rokytnice v Orlických horách has been protected since September 1, 2003.

The Sýpka interactive museum in Rokytnice v Orlických horách is a museum of nature and crafts housed in a former granary. An aviary contains 55 bird species found in the Orlické hory.

The railway museum is located at the Rokytnice railway station in a former locomotive shed for steam locomotives. The main exhibition is dedicated to the Doudleby–Vamberk–Rokytnice railway line. The exhibition's currently prominent item is the Class 328.011 steam locomotive, nicknamed “Vendulka”.

History

The Church of All Saints was built between 1679 and 1684 on the site of a wooden church that burned down in the great town fire of 1661. The Church of the Holy Trinity, also known as the castle church, was built by Kryštof Mauschwitz in 1603 and originally served as a Protestant house of prayer.

The Jewish cemetery in Rokytnice was established in 1718. The tombstone of the poet Moritz Reich, who lived from 1831 to 1857, has been preserved in the Jewish cemetery.

Nature

The area around Rokytnice v Orlických horách lies on the edge of the Orlické hory Protected Landscape Area and within the catchment area of the Rokytenka stream.

Trails

In the vicinity of Rokytnice v Orlických horách, the educational trail focused on the fortifications comprises 14 information panels along the red-marked trail between Panské Pole and Anenský vrch, as well as in the area of Hanička Fortress.

In the vicinity of Rokytnice v Orlických horách, the ANNA lookout tower on Anenský vrch offers views in all directions and is freely accessible.

More local pages: Bohdašín, Zdobnice, Plasnice, Javornice, Orlicke Zahori, Sediviny, Bystré, Rampuse

To the higher-level travel overview: Rychnov Nad Kněžnou District.