Blešno: Orlice Landscape, Culture and Tours

Blešno offers a variety of options for your trip: the Orlice landscape, traces of local history, and cycling and hiking routes. If you are looking for a hotel for a stay in Blešno, you can first consider whether you want to focus on nature, cultural history or outdoor activities. The local wetlands and cultural monuments, on the one hand, and the routes, on the other, give you specific themes to choose from.

Orlice Landscape and Wetlands

The landscape on both banks of the Orlice near Blešno is part of Orlice Nature Park. The nature park protects significant landscape, natural and aesthetic values in the river system of the Quiet, Wild and United Orlice. Near Blešno, wetlands lie on the left bank of the river; they include remnants of old river channels and adjacent species-rich meadows. The river course, former channels and meadows are distinct features of the landscape described here.

In the wider region around Blešno, the Orlice protected area safeguards floodplain forests, willow thickets, riverside reed beds, oxbow lakes, pools and species-rich meadows, including the United Orlice and its adjoining floodplain. The natural setting therefore ranges from the specific riverside wetlands near Blešno to a broader regional diversity of river habitats. When planning your trip with a focus on landscape and nature, you can distinguish between these local and regional perspectives.

Chapel, Memorial and Early Settlement

The Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Blešno is a brick chapel in the Pseudo-Romanesque style, built in 1913. It was erected at the expense of V. and M. Bartoš, a married couple from Blešno. Since 31 December 2015, the chapel has been protected as a cultural monument. The two years mark different milestones: 1913 is the year it was built, and 2015 the year it received official protected status.

Blešno’s war memorial stands beneath a centuries-old lime tree near the municipal office. The sculptor V. Škoda created it in 1923 in memory of ten victims of the First World War. After the end of the Second World War, the names of three further victims were added to the memorial. This later addition makes the memorial’s history beyond its creation visible.

The area’s prehistoric settlement has also left archaeological evidence. A pit-house structure from the Bell Beaker culture near the Hodyc farmstead, house number 53, is one such find. A copper axe was also discovered while digging a trench. Together with the chapel and war memorial, these finds offer insight into very different periods of local history.

Cycling Route, Hike and Horse Riding

The “Pojedeme spolu do Betléma” cycling tour runs through Blešno between Hradec Králové and Třebechovice pod Orebem. It is 14 kilometres long, is considered easy and is suitable for trekking bikes. Its length, difficulty level and recommended bike type give you specific points of reference when deciding whether this tour suits your trip.

The “Půjdem spolu do Betléma” hiking route runs from Hradec Králové via the Orlice, Svinary and Blešno to Krňovice and Třebechovice pod Orebem. For this route, the sequence of places is the specific point of reference for planning. By comparison, the cycling tour is also described by its length, difficulty level and suitable bike type.

Another option is the activities offered by Ranč B: it has horse rides for advanced riders and walks for complete beginners. The options therefore differ by experience level. Choose the one that matches your prior experience.

Discover more destinations: Račice Nad Trotinou, Dohalice, Vrchovnice, Praskačka, Třesovice, Librantice, Luzany Nad Trotinou, Urbanice.

For the main travel overview: Hradec Králové District.