The War of 1866 Museum at Chlum

Exhibition about the Austro-Prussian battle of Hradec Králové
Experience the largest military engagement in the 19th century Bohemia and Moravia at the War of 1866 Museum exhibition at Chlum, supplemented by examp...

Information centre at Chlum

Together with the development of tourism at the end of the 19th century, the former battlefield at Chlum was also being developed. In 1894, the Dobřenice landowner Karel Weinrich had a house built at the highest point of...

Battlefield of 1866 – Chlum near Sadová

Lovers of history, war and combat weaponry will definitely like to visit the Chlum elevation, where the bloodiest battle of the 19th century was fought. There are more than 460 memorials, monuments and cemeteries with th...

Observation tower at Chlum

The telecommunication tower with an observation deck replaced the original observation tower in 1999. From the 34 metre high observation deck there are fantastic views of former battle grounds from 1866, part of the Krko...

Monument to the riding collision at Střezetice in 1866

Monument to the riding collision at Střezetice, which was a part of the deciding battle of the Prussian-Austrian war, which took place on 3 June, 1866 at Hradec Králové.

Cycling routes

The terrain of the memorial zone also allows very good and relatively easy cycling. Therefore we also provide an overview of recommended cycling routes. The proposal is taken from the publication Cycling Trips...

Chlum educational trail

The educational trail across the central Chlum battlefield with 20 stops leads from the 1866 Battle Museum via the memorial of the so-called "Battery of the Dead", around the observation tower to the village of Lípa, the...

Svíb educational trail

The educational trail through the Svíb forest with 20 stops begins in the village of Čistěves and continues through the Svíb forest by the Alley of the Dead to Máslojedy (military cemetery) and back around Svíb to Čistěv...