Volary Jewish Cemetery – Female Torso loop from Volary

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Volary Jewish Cemetery – Female Torso loop from Volary

Moderate

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Volary Jewish Cemetery – Female Torso loop from Volary

03:10

11.1km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Start point

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703 m

Volary Jewish Cemetery

Highlight • Historical Site

The Jewish Cemetery in Volary, founded in 1945 and protected as a monument since 1963, is the final resting place for women of Jewish origin who died here as victims …

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703 m

Female Torso

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The statue next to the Jewish cemetery depicts the torso of a woman. It is the work of sculptor Vojtěch Pařík. It was erected here in 1975.

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844 m

Chapel by the Cemetery

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The wayside shrine at the cemetery (Kaplička u hřbitova) stands at the beginning of a tree-shaded path. The niche chapel is empty, a picture of a saint is no longer present.

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10.1 km

Volary Menhirs

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The Volary menhirs, also known as the Hinkelsteine of Volary, are a circular arrangement of eleven stone steles. These thousands of years old menhirs probably served as a cult site …

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10.4 km

Volary Log Houses

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In the northern part of the municipality, there is a unique collection of log houses in the Volary Alpine style. These wide, two-story houses have a lower roof pitch than …

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10.7 km

Former Elementary School

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The imposing building of the former elementary school (Základní Škola or ZŠ) in Volary has been empty since 2010 and has become a lost place. The building, originally erected as …

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10.8 km

Church of St Catherine of Alexandria

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The Roman Catholic Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria (Kostel svaté Kateřiny Alexandrijské) was built in the Baroque style by the Lombard master builder Jan Canevalle on the foundations of …

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10.9 km

Volary Town Center

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The founding of the place was related to the general settlement of the Bohemian Forest in the 13th and 14th centuries. New villages emerged, predominantly with a German population, often …

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11.1 km

End point

Bus stop

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