Lesov: Porcelain History and Cycle Route

Lesov brings together the history of Concordia Lesov, a marked reference point on National Cycle Route No. 6, and a biotope in an agricultural landscape. These offer different perspectives for planning your trip: company history, route navigation, and landscape. If the history of porcelain is a focus of your visit, the chronology helps put it into context. For a cycling tour, the route and marker provide a specific point of reference; the biotope adds a landscape aspect to the description of the area.

Porcelain History and Workshop

Concordia Lesov was founded in 1888 by Ernst Máder. After the Second World War, Concordia Lesov became part of the Karlovarský porcelán company. In 2009, Thun 1794 acquired Concordia Lesov, including its brand and technical equipment. These dates mark different milestones: a founding, company ownership after the war, and a later acquisition. This makes it possible to distinguish the post-war status from the acquisition. The 2009 transaction also explicitly included two items: the brand and the technical equipment.

A guided tour of the workshop in Lesov was offered in 2020. Visitors could see the handmade production of a cup or saucer, as well as hand glazing. The tour focused on two craft processes: making an item by hand and glazing it by hand. It thus complements the company history with a specific insight into porcelain production. If you would like to include a tour in your travel plans, please confirm the current booking arrangements before your trip.

Cycle Route No. 6: Navigation near Lesov

The Karlovarsko section of National Cycle Route No. 6 passes through the settlement of Sedmidomky and by the Mexiko pond, then reaches a junction near Lesov. This junction is marked at kilometer 21.5 on the cycle route. The kilometer figure gives you a specific point along the route; together with the place name, it pinpoints the marker. If you are planning this section for a cycling tour, you can take this point into account when preparing your stage. Check the planned route before setting off. Kilometer 21.5 marks the junction along the cycle route and should therefore be read as a position on the route, not as the length of the section described.

Biotope and Landscape

Lesov is a biotope set amid an agricultural landscape. The description therefore covers two scales: the biotope itself and the broader landscape in which it is situated. This perspective differs from the company history, which places individual events in context across several dates. For your travel decision, a cultural and a landscape aspect are presented side by side: Concordia Lesov provides the historical framework for the porcelain story, while the Lesov biotope is situated in an agricultural landscape.

For the broader travel overview: Sodau.