Discover Hostavice

Hostavice combines a remarkable local history with protected natural areas and public facilities for recreation and active leisure. Those looking for accommodation in the area can therefore focus on different highlights: observing nature in the V Pískovně Nature Reserve, discovering the history of Hostavice or taking a break in Pilská Park.

Natural Landscape of Wetlands and a Stream

The V Pískovně Nature Reserve lies on the border between Hostavice and Dolní Počernice. Its particular importance is based on its high biodiversity, which includes especially rare water and wetland plants. This creates a landscape whose value lies not only in its extent, but also in its variety of habitats.

V Pískovně is also an important ornithological area. Several waterbird species regularly breed there. This offers you a nature experience in which plant life and birdwatching are closely connected. Its exact location on the border between the two areas also makes the protected site an independent landscape topic within Hostavice and Dolní Počernice.

Hostavice lies in the Klánovice–Čihadla Nature Park. A defining feature of the area is the Hostavický Stream, which divides Hostavice into two parts. Its course continues through the landscape to the Čihadla dry reservoir, where the stream flows into the Rokytka. Anyone wishing to understand the character of the area will find a clear connection here between the built-up area, the stream and the wider nature park.

A single tree is also one of the area's distinctive details: The pedunculate oak on Hostavice village square has a trunk circumference of 340 centimetres and is 19 metres tall. Such specific features make the town centre just as interesting as the larger protected landscapes.

Pilská Park for Recreation and Active Leisure

Pilská Park was created as an area for recreation and active leisure. Following its revitalisation, the park received a complete network of paths, a multi-purpose sports field and a children's playground. This provides several forms of leisure side by side: paths for spending time in the park, an area for sports and a dedicated play area.

For travel planning, Hostavice can therefore be described through more than just historical attractions. Pilská Park complements the natural landscape and local history with a public place where different daily rhythms can come together. When looking for accommodation, you can therefore consider whether nature observation, cultural history or a combination of recreation and active leisure should be the main focus of your stay.

Small Château, Estate and a Long Local History

In the old village centre, the small château known as Hostavický zámeček was built on the site of the former farmstead No. 9. Its history is also connected with the Kolman Farm: In 1934, Tomáš Baťa's company purchased the Kolman Farm with all its farm buildings, the château, the park and the associated plots of land, which also included Hostavický zámeček. This information describes a former ownership history and should not be understood as a statement about current use.

The origins of Hostavice probably date back even further, according to archaeological evidence. Archaeological finds indicate that the area was probably founded in the first half of the 13th century as an archbishop's estate. The oldest written mention of Hostavice dates from 1432. Another historical detail concerns the Hostavice bell tower: A container found during repairs to the bell tower is said to indicate that it probably dates from 1730.

You can thus get to know Hostavice from several perspectives: through the nature on the border with Dolní Počernice, the stream and the nature park, the facilities in Pilská Park or the traces of a history ranging from archaeological evidence to the written mention from 1432. Other destinations in this area include Malá Chuchle, Prague 7, Motol, Komořany, Karlín, Prague 6, Prague 10 and Prague 12.

For the higher-level travel overview: Prague.