Drhovy: Cultural Monument, Chapel and Hiking Trail

Drhovy offers a range of starting points for planning a trip: a protected wooden house in Homole, a small chapel, two named bodies of water and a green hiking trail. The topics therefore range from regional architectural history and sacred architecture to a specific hiking connection. If you are looking for a hotel for your stay, you can first consider whether architecture, landscape or a hike will shape your travel plans. The local information helps you distinguish between these different highlights.

Wooden House No. 7 in Homole

Wooden House No. 7 is in Homole, a part of the municipality of Drhovy in the Příbram District of Central Bohemia. It was declared a cultural monument in 2001. The building is a single-storey log house with an exterior gallery; its floor plan is three-part and symmetrical. These details relate to different aspects of the same building: the single-storey layout, the exterior gallery and the division of the floor plan are each distinct architectural features. Considered a valuable example of the folk architecture of the Příbram region, the wooden house is part of the architectural history around the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Symmetry describes the arrangement, while the three-part division describes the number of sections in the floor plan. Both features help clarify the spatial layout; they describe a different aspect of the house from the word “log house,” which refers to its construction method. The building style, structural feature and floor plan can therefore be understood as distinct characteristics of the same cultural monument.

Bodies of water and hiking trail

The landscape also comes into focus through two named bodies of water. Drhovský rybník is within the municipality of Drhovy, and the Drhovský potok flows through the area. The pond and the stream represent different types of local bodies of water: one is described by its location, the other by its course. For travelers who want to explore Drhovy through its landscape as well as its architectural history, they offer a separate point of interest.

The green hiking trail through Homole offers a specific connection. It links the Karel Čapek Memorial with Háj near Příbramě. If you include the trail in your plans, check the route markings before setting out.

Chapel, pilgrimages and local shopping

The Drhovy Chapel is one of the few small sacred buildings in the municipality. It offers a cultural point of interest alongside the wooden house in Homole: here, a small sacred building; there, an example of folk architecture. The municipality’s 2020–2026 development plan listed a pilgrimage to Saints Peter and Paul in Drhovy in June; a pilgrimage to the Virgin Mary in Homole near Drhovy was planned for August. The two entries therefore refer to different places and months. If you plan to attend a pilgrimage, check that year’s program before traveling.

Zemědělské družstvo Nečín sells potatoes in the center of Drhovy. For travelers who also want to take local shopping options into account when planning, this is a specific point of reference alongside the cultural and landscape highlights.

Discover more destinations: Třebsko, Procevily, Háje, Rybníky, Hudčice, Koupě, Velká Lečice, Ostrov.

For the broader travel overview: Příbram District.