Podlesi: Hotels and Accommodation
Accommodation in Podlesi
Podlesí lies on the slope of the Huťské hory above the Losenice Valley. The small settlement of Vogelsang has existed since the Middle Ages and has been called Podlesí since 1947; however, the name Podlesí was never commonly used.
Mountain Location and Nature
Mount Huťská hora is located in the immediate vicinity of Podlesí. The mountains Popelná hora, Sokol (Antýgl), and Snĕžne jámy are located in the area around Podlesí.
Below the path near Podlesí stands a prominent large-leaved lime tree that is more than 30 meters tall and has a trunk circumference of almost seven meters. The memorial trees near Podlesí, also known as Vogelsang, belong to Šumava National Park. Another group of memorial lime trees grows near Podlesí in two rows close to a water reservoir.
History and Glassmaking Culture
The settlement of Podlesí and the abandoned glassworks form a Category UAN I archaeological area and are considered an important archaeological site. The Podlesí glassworks is documented by name since 1580 and operated intermittently until the 1890s.
The Chapel of St. Barbara is located in the northern part of a former farmyard that forms the core of the small settlement of Podlesí. It was built under the glassmaker Florián Gerl around the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries and is freely accessible.
Historic Routes
The Golden Trail led from Losenice to what later became Vogelsang, where it climbed toward Zhůří along branching routes. While walking around Vogelsang, you can come across several sections of the original Golden Trail and the Golden Road from Kašperské Hory.
The “Frauenau, Glass Museum” is located in the wider regional surroundings of Podlesí.
For the main travel overview: Kašperské Hory.
