Hřensko - Obecní Úřad - Hřensko 71

Actually a nice little place from which one can very well start hiking in Bohemian Switzerland. Unfortunately, you have to struggle through the streets with Asian traders. Cheap fake clothes and junk. It is a shame that there is no Czech souvenir shop where you can buy small souvenirs. If you have survived the china market and at the end of the road to the forest, a beautiful landscape of Bohemian Switzerland awaits you. The three stars only for the landscape it is about. Otherwise not a star.

Well-equipped information center, where, in addition to the classic offer of maps, souvenirs, accommodation and transport options, you can also see an exhibition on "wood and stone - the use of the Elbe as a transport route from Saxony to Bohemia". It was the transport of wood that was behind the establishment of the Hřensko settlement. In 1408, the writings of the Berks of Vysoká Lípa mention a branch from the Czech road to a tavern on the banks of the river Elbe. The tavern that stood here served swimmers and raftsmen. There was a wood warehouse at the mouth of the Kamenice, and a mill was in operation. Floating wood also required building the necessary facilities, lumberjacks and swimmers built huts here. In the years 1530 - 1550, new settlers began to settle in the Hřensko area. Not only wood was flowing on the Elbe, grain and glass, but also salt imported to Bohemia were stored in Hren's warehouses. A well-equipped infocenter where you can see, besides the classic offer of maps, souvenirs, accommodation and transport possibilities, an exhibition entitled "Wood and stone - using the Elbe as a transport route from Saxony to Bohemia". It was the transport of wood that was behind the origins of Hřensko. In 1408 the documents belonging to Berka family of Vysoká Lípa mentioning local turn from the Czech way to the pub on the bank of the river Elbe. The tavern that stood here served the rafters. At the outfall of Kamenice there was a warehouse of wood with the mill. The floating of wood required the construction of necessary facilities, so timbermen and rafters built a huts here. Between 1530 - 1550 new inhabitants settled in Hřensko. Along with wood the grain, glass, but also the salt were imported into Bohemia and stored in local warehouses.

Unfortunately, the management of Hřensko is 100 years behind the monkeys or I can't imagine the mayor, who doesn't mind having a parking lot / Vietnamese market from the city. We were looking forward to a picturesque town with beautiful houses and we were literally seeing what is still possible in the 21st century in the Czech Republic. At the same time, it has such potential here. Shame on you!