Boháňka: Art, Cultural Heritage and Landscape

Boháňka combines outdoor art and historic memorials with a distinctive landscape setting. Cultural highlights include a Jan Hus monument, an open-air sculpture exhibition, and several historic crosses; hiking and cycling trails also pass through the village. When planning your trip, you can choose different focuses: sculpture, historic markers, or landscape and trails.

Landscape and trails

Boháňka lies at the foot of Chlumský vrch. From there, views extend north to Zvičina and, beyond it, the Krkonoše Mountains. Hiking and cycling trails pass through the village. The names describe different spatial relationships: Chlumský vrch marks the location at the foot of the hill, while Zvičina and the Krkonoše Mountains are landmarks in the view to the north. This helps distinguish the immediate setting from more distant viewpoints.

Sculpture and culture

The sculptures in the Boháňka open-air sculpture exhibition are carved from hard sandstone from the KUKS quarry. Their material and origin give the exhibition a specific artistic connection. It lies along a yellow-marked hiking trail and is also part of the international Cesta kamene route. If you would like to combine hiking and art, this route provides a clear point of reference. The yellow-marked hiking trail indicates the exhibition’s precise location along the trail; Cesta kamene reflects its place on an international route.

The open-air gallery of the student sculpture symposium is considered a worthwhile tourist stop in Boháňka. The Jan Hus monument offers a different focus: it dates from 1915 and was created from a design by František Bílek. The cultural offering thus ranges from a gallery of a student sculpture symposium to a monument with a named designer.

Historic markers and dates

An old stone cross stands at a crossroads near the Boháňka school building. A historic cross stone is considered a Cyril and Methodius cross; the year 830 is visible on its front. One of the roughly carved cross stones traditionally known as reconciliation crosses stands in the forest northeast of Boháňka.

A wayside shrine stands at the crossroads between Chloumek, Maňovice, and Skála. It is usually dated to the 16th century. The shrine’s location at the crossroads is thus specified, as is its usual dating.

The dates serve different purposes: 1915 is the year of the Jan Hus monument, 830 is visible on the front of a cross stone, and the wayside shrine is usually dated to the 16th century. This comparison distinguishes a monument’s year, a visible date, and a customary dating.

The Třebovětický Rondel is an archaeological landmark. It lies about 300 metres from the village of Skála, is listed as a cultural monument, and is protected by law.

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For the broader travel overview: Jičín District.