Rakovník Voyage Tips and guide

Rakovník is a city of 16,000 inhabitants (2023) in Central Bohemia. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

The Rakovník Brewery was founded in 1454. It is one of the oldest breweries in the country. The beers are marketed under the brand Bakalář.

Rakovník is the terminus and start of railway lines heading from Prague, Kladno, Beroun, Osek, Žlutice, Bečov nad Teplou and Blatno.

It is 40 km west of Prague and 45 km northeast of Pilsen.

Map of Rakovník

• The historical core of the town is the 400 metre-long Husovo Square, which is the second longest square in the Czech Republic. On the square is located the 16th-century town hall with a late Baroque façade. The interior of the town hall is decorated with a ceiling fresco depicting the town of Rakovník as it was 250 years ago.
• 50.103713.73341 Church of St. Bartholomew (Kostel svatého Bartoloměje). The eastern part of the square is dominated by this high Gothic Deaconal church, a 14th-century structure. Adjacent to the church stands a bell tower dating from 1495. It is considered as the most precious Gothic bell tower in the Czech Republic and one of the most precious in Europe. The bell has a diameter of 1.6 metres.  
• 50.10704613.7242052 Church of Holy Trinity (Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice). Completed in 1588, it is a Renaissance building with certain Gothic elements, e.g. all the windows are arched with irregular tracery decoration. The one-nave church topped by a three-sided chancel is 22 m long and 7.5 m wide. There are five sandstone support pillars on both sides of the building, two at its end. The roof is hipped , covered with tiles, on which there is an octagonal pediment topped with a poppy (updated Mar 2024)
• Other notable buildings in Rakovník include the Gothic Church of Saint Giles.
• 50.106113.733 Former Synagogue (Synagoga), Vysoká 232. The former synagogue (completed 1763–1764) serves cultural and social purposes. It contains the Václav Rabas Gallery. (updated Mar 2024)

• 50.037713.87244 Křivoklátsko. Protected Landscape Area and UNESCO biosphere reserve with unique species of plants in forests of Berounka River valley. Křivoklát Castle is there.  

• 50.03777813.87255 Křivoklát. A castle that was built in the 12th century, and damaged by fire several times. A museum can be visited, with collections of hunting weapons, Gothic paintings and books. Also theatrical exhibitions happen here few times a year.  

• 49.94721913.7496536 Skryjský waterfall.  
• 50.01716713.6393617 Krakovec Castle (Krakovec (hrad)).  
• 50.12597713.7347268 Hlavačov castle ruins.  
• 50.20710613.7813269 Educational trail Uhelná stezka Kroučová.  
• 50.246913.84610 Beech in Budlín.  
• 50.036313.986611 Jenčov Castle (Jenčov).  

• 49.997813.79221 Čertova skála (nature reserve) (Čertova skála (přírodní rezervace)).  
• 50.02666713.9916672 Vůznice nature reserve.