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2. Culturally Historical Wandering around Slaný

Slaný – Kvíček a Kvíc – Přelíc – Ledce – Šternberk – Smečno – Slaný

Starting from the Information Centre in the Masarykovo náměstí Square (the former Piaristic College house, No. 159) we will pass through to the Komenského náměstí Square, and we will join the Záfortenská street at a point where one of the medieval fortification gates used to be. Along this street, we will go all the way to Červený potok, to the K.H.Borovský Street. We will pass the Přibyl´s spinning mill and the Na Vyhlídce locality, where a primeval settlement has been discovered; we will continue on the road to Kvíček, all the way to the chapel from the mid 19th century. We will walk along the Na Chmelnici Street, and a field road will take us to the Kvíc village green. Here, we can see a chapel dating back to 1892.

KVÍČEK A KVÍC
Both villages, named Velký (Big) and Malý (Small) Kvíc in the Middle Ages, are difficult to differentiate in the beginnings of their history. The first remarks about Kvíc date back to 1316. Until 1620, it was the property of petty nobility and the town of Slaný. After the Battle of the White Hill, it became the property of the Smečno dominion. At present, winegrowing has been renewed in the Kvíc land register. In the village green, there is a signpost with green marking, directing us to the village of Přelíc.

PŘELÍC
The first written remarks about this village located in the Džbán country park date back to the beginning of the 14th century, and the St. Peter and Paul´s Church is from the second half of the same century. There are remains of a Romanic style to be traced on it, and also Early-Gothic elements. To the left from the church, there is a wooden hexagonal belfry with a stone base wall. From Přelíc, we will set off on the main road in the direction of Ledce, into the village of Šternberk.

LEDCE – ŠTERNBERK
The next stop in our wandering is Šternberk, a former spa belonging to the village of Ledce. There used to be a village with a fortress named Bílý Újezdec in this locality. The Šternberk spa was established in 1800-1801 on an impulse of Anna of Clam-Martinice, a countess from Smečno. The spa welcomed guests like Josef Jungmann or Karel Havlíček Borovský, the memory of whom is commemorated until these days via a memorial plaque on a spa house.
There used to be a narrow-gauge railway leading from Slaný, through Studeněves and Přelíc on to Šternberk and Smečno. We can still find modest remains of its track. From Šternberk, we will set off past Dr. Prokeš´Spring to the garden of the Smečno castle. We will pass the natural theatre in Lištice, where there are concerts oranized in summer. A military open-air museum with preserved demonstration of light fortification from 1935-1939 and with an exhibition of weapons of war is another interesting moment on the way. Behing the military object, we will turn left, and we will get to Smečno.

SMEČNO / Muncifaj
The origin of the Smečno Fortress dates back to the beginning of the 13th century, then it was bought by Markvart from Martinice in 1418. His son, Bořita, then had this fortress rebuilt into a castle. Smečno remained the property of the Martinic and the Clam-Martinic family until 1921. A Chapel of Anne forms a part of the castle, and after it was built, the tradition of an annual Anne´s Fair started. Today, the castle serves the purposes of a social care institution, and it is not open to public. However, we can look through the extensive manor park with rich sculptural decorations and an interesting salla terrena from the first half of the 18th century.
The path to the castle is decorated by two obelisks from one and the same period. Platzer´s Holy Trinity Sculpture in front of the castle dates back to 1744. The Holy Trinity Church was built in the second half of the 14th century. There are tomb stones of local nobility embedded in the outer enclosure walls. Opposite the church, there is a Renaissance deanery building, dating back to the 16th century, and a restored statue of St. Donát, which originally stood in the fields near Smečno. A stone obelisk with a cross in front of the school dates back to 1607, and St. George´s statue on the square is from the 18th century. After taking a walk through Smečno, we can return back to Slaný by bus, on foot along the national road, or we can take up another track.
In Slaný, by the main road to Smečno on the left, opposite the former Franta´s mill, there is a turn to the Holy Sepulchre´s Chapel (1664). We will go up a moderate hill among gardens, and the path through forest crop will take us to the chapel.

The road is suitable for tourists, also on bicycles. The overall length is 17.5 km.
Slaný – Kvíček 1,5 km
Kvíček – Kvíc 1,5 km
Kvíc – Přelíc 1,5 km
Přelíc – Ledce/Šternberk 3 km
Ledce/Šternberk – Smečno 4 km
Smečno – Slaný 6 km

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