Discover Ptice: Village Green, Chapel and Historic Farmsteads

When planning a stay in Ptice, the village green, historic farmsteads and a hiking route offer different ways to explore the area. A chapel and a memorial stand on the village green; the farmsteads provide insight into different periods and styles of construction. If you would rather plan a marked route, there is also a hiking trail leading to Ptice.

Village Green, Chapel and Memorial

The Chapel of Our Lady (Panny Marie), with its small bell tower, is on the village green, about 100 metres east of the municipal office. The present-day chapel was built in 1990 on the site of an earlier building. The former chapel had long been neglected and fallen into complete disrepair. The site thus brings together the history of an older building and a replacement constructed in the late 20th century.

The memorial to those who fell in the First World War also stands on the new village green. It was unveiled on 4 June 1933 and commemorates the men who died in the First World War. The chapel and memorial therefore offer two different historical connections on the same village green: one tells of the renewal of a local building, while the other preserves the memory of the fallen.

Farmsteads and Architectural History

The rural farmstead at house no. 10 dates from no later than the first half of the 19th century. It was built as a single-storey masonry structure with a half-hipped roof, and included a perimeter wall with a carriage gate and a smaller pedestrian gate. A half-hipped roof has a shortened hip at the gable end. The term describes a specific roof form and helps distinguish it from a simple gable.

The farmstead at house no. 122 also dates from the first half of the 19th century and was built in the local vernacular style. It has largely retained its present form and was divided between houses nos. 122 and 255. The complex includes a stone grain barn built of rubble, dating approximately to the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.

The dates place the barn at house no. 122 roughly at the threshold of the 19th century, while the farmstead itself dates to the first half of that century. At house no. 10, by contrast, the focus is on the rural layout and its architectural form. The two farmsteads can thus be distinguished by their dates, materials and architectural design.

Hiking Trail and Closed Mine Tunnel

Štola svatého Vojtěcha is an abandoned 19th-century iron-ore mine tunnel. It lies within the cadastral area of the municipality of Ptice in the Praha-západ District and has been closed since 2018. From November to May, it serves as a winter roost for bats, predominantly greater mouse-eared bats. The tunnel therefore combines a history of iron mining with seasonal importance as a bat roost. Its closure is important to bear in mind when planning an excursion.

A green-marked hiking trail runs through the Povodí Kačáku Nature Park from Lhotka u Berouna to Ptice. Check trail conditions before setting out. This allows you to make hiking a distinct part of your travel plans, separate from the historic buildings on the village green and the farmsteads.

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For the regional travel overview: Praha-Západ District.