Zalesni Lhota: Hotels and accommodations
Accommodation in Zalesni Lhota
Zálesnà Lhota lies along the Dolnà Kalná–Zálesnà Lhota–Hornà Kalná cross-country skiing route. The route leads from Dolnà Kalná to Zálesnà Lhota and onward in the direction of Branná or Hornà Kalná.
Geographical setting
The Lhotský potok stream flows through Zálesnà Lhota. The village lies on the slopes of Stráž, a 630-meter-high melaphyre mountain in the foothills of the Krkonoše. The valley of the Lhotecký potok was connected with the livestock farming of the settlement’s first inhabitants.
History
ZálesnĂ Lhota was first mentioned in 1403. ZálesnĂ Lhota (Huttendorf) was established in the 15th century as part of the German colonization of the border regions. In the Early Middle Ages, Mount Stráž was a watch mountain on an overland trade route and is mentioned in 11th-century chronicles under the Latin name Custodius. The first inhabitants searched for silver on the slopes of StrážnĂk.
Culture
The neo-Gothic Church of St. John of Nepomuk was built from 1881 to 1884 on the site of an older wooden church dating from 1595. Its interior features original sandstone ribs with richly decorated capitals and rosettes. A church service is held regularly in the church on Sundays at 11:00 a.m.
The cross-country skier Květa Jeriová-Pecková was born in Zálesnà Lhota on October 10, 1956, and was a three-time Olympic medalist. The actor and composer Jiřà Šlitr came from Zálesnà Lhota. The fire brigade in Zálesnà Lhota organizes the Josefovský bál.
Further routes
A cycling route from Martinice v KrkonošĂch via HornĂ Branná, DolnĂ Branná, HornĂ Kalná, and ZálesnĂ Lhota leads back to Martinice v KrkonošĂch.
More pages about localities: Harrachsdorf, Končiny, Studenec, Martinice V Krkonosich, Hornà Dusnice, Libštát, Jesenný, Jablonec Nad Jizerou.
For the overarching travel overview: Semily District.
