Photo © HARPUNA, 2008

Holiday forester's lodge "Myslivna Pod Kohoutem" (myslivna means forester's lodge in Czech) is located in altitude 773 m n.m in protected mountain saddle between "Kohout" - Rooster mountain and "Vysoký kámen" mountain in Sobenov Highlands, South Bohemia, CZ. The property is suitable especially for those visitors, who love nature, woods and peaceful holiday time. Location is ideal for visiting numerous monuments and landmarks in the neighborhood - UNESCO world heritage Český Krumlov, Nové Hrady, Třeboň, České Budějovice and others, mostly in a circle of 30 km around. Lipno dam is about 50 km far.

Facilities - Total number of beds: 24

DOWNSTAIRS - number of beds: 9

• fully equipped kitchen (kitchen unit, fridge, electric kitchen range,
  microwave, electric tea kettle)
• eating room
• salon (period tile stove, TV)
• 2 bedrooms (2 beds, period tile stove)
• 1 bedroom (3 beds, period tile stove)
• bathroom with tub
• WC

UPSTAIRS - number of beds: 15

• 1 bedroom (7 beds, 2 extra beds possible)
• 1 bedroom (4 beds)
• 1 bedroom (2 beds)
• bedroom with tub
• WC
• kitchen with eating room

There is a large salon with massive oak table and fireplace in an extra building
- ideal for smaller weddings, celebrations and corporate events

• parking in the object
• pets for a fee

• large, fenced garden with sittings
• sheltered fire place for BBQ with sitings
• sand-pit for kids
• imbedded outdoor pool
• ping-pong table

Surroundings

• gorgeous 360° view from the top of "Kohout" mountain (1 km by foot)
• restaurant in town of Besednice (5 km) or Benešov n. Černou (5 km)
• supermarket in town of Besednice (5 km)
• open air pool in town of Besednice (5 km)
• quadricycle rental at town of Trhové Sviny
• nearby skiing - Kozí pláně ski slope - (about 20 km near Kaplice)
• remoter skiing - Kramolín ski site - (about 40 km at Lipno dam)

Photo © HARPUNA, 2008

History

Accordind to the oldes written sources, the "Slepičí hory" - Hen Mountains were as a forest district owned by lords of Rosenberg (in Czech Rožmberk). Lords of Rosenberg sold it to lords of Švamberk in 1611. Petr of Švamberk, as a significant leader of uprising of Czech nobility against emperor Ferdinand the 2nd, lost his rule over the property and in 1620 the emperor gave the entire area to his general Karl Bonaventura Languevall count de Buquoy, as appreciation of his desert for the reign. The property stayed in hold of clan de Buquoy for 300 years.

Independence of Czechoslovakia in 1918 showed in this area very negative, by sudden severing business and social bindings. Area, that was for centuries on inland commercial routes, found itself literarily over night cast up on the border of fresh republic. Economic expansion has stopped and abrupt breakdown occured.

In 1932, towns of Trhové Sviny and Besednice bought the forestry from Buquoy estate, as a one of results of land reform after declaring independence of Czechoslovakia.

During WW2 the entire forest district fell to 3rd Reich. After 1945 town of Trhové Sviny got the forests back for some time though, but with communism taking up in 1948 lost this property for more 40 years.

The forest district "Slepičí hory" - Hen Mountains is since 1991 under repair of the company Forests of towns Trhové Sviny and Besednice, Ltd.

Elaborated according to records of L. Stráský, F. Slípka and contemporary sources

Geocaching

• The locality is the real paradise for owners of outdoor GPS or fans of geocaching. Nearby the forester's lodge is a geocache "Slepice" - Hen on the top of the same named mountain and in wider neighborhood are dozens of other geocaches, placed mostly on places of nature monuments, architectural work or places otherwise significant.