NON-TRADITIONAL PARDUBICKO www.TOPardubicko.cz Fancy visiting places most visitors Contents don’t get to see? Seeing Pardubicko from another angle? We have some tips for you. 1 In the limelight We’ll take you to places captured by film crews. To places hidden 2 Hidden beauties behind the gates of industrial sites. We’ll tell you the best Dark history place to see planes or where 3 to enjoy the wild countryside Regional products right in the city centre. We’ll 4 tell you of places that bear silent witness to the horrors 5 Experience Pardubicko of the Second World War and, on a lighter note, will recommend where to try the regional products. Let‘s enjoy the non- traditional side of Pardubicko. 1 • In the lImelIght Crematorium Pardubice cemetery 1 IN THE LIMELIGHT Where else to start except the setting of Services holds an Open Day every year, when Juraj Herz’s now iconic The Cremator (1968), you can also visit inside the crematorium. starring Rudolf Hrušínský. This thrilling film The crematorium site is open all year round. was shot in the unique setting of the Pardu- bice crematorium, a post-war Rondocubist Very close to the crematorium is Pardubice building by the architect Pavel Janák and cemetery, where Czech Television shot scenes the artist František Kysela from 1923. No for Lenka Wimmerová’s TV film Insomnia (2009). film or architecture buff should miss this exceptional building. Pardubice Municipal NON-TRADITIONAL PARDUBICKO 1 • In the lImelIght Náměstí Republiky Příhrádek Kunětická hora Castle Choltice Chateau Pardubice has attracted filmmakers many where Jiří Hubač’s serial Good Water (1982) Scenes have been shot in the rest of Pardu- Filip’s serial Cirkus Humberto (1988). Contem- times. Jiří Krejčík’s A Higher Principle (1960) was filmed. Příhrádek appeared in Antonín bicko, too. In 1955 the Choltice nature reserve porary films include Traders (2013) by Petr shows náměstí Republiky and the functionalist Moskalyk’s cycle Adventures in Criminology was the setting for Karel Steklý’s Bagpiper Šmíd, who used Choltice Chateau as a set. Grand Hotel. Václav Vorlíček used Pardubice (1989). One famous filmmaker who likes Pardu- of Strakonice). Kunětická hora castle is now On the north-western border of Pardubicko Staňkova Elementary School for his film The bice is Jiří Strach. The city centre is shown inseparably linked with Václav Vorlíček’s it is worth mentioning the bridge in the Girl on the Broomstick (1971). Footage has in his film Silver A (2007), and the hospital children’s TV serial Arabela (1979) and is village of Chýšť, where Tomáš Bařina’s crew also been shot at Svítkov speedway stadium, and Stone Villa in The Devil’s Ruse (2008). gleefully known as the home of Rumburak. filmed scenes for A Novel for Men (2010). where Stanislav Strnad filmed Brother for All The Church of St. Wenceslas and Leopold in the Money (1978). There is also the racecourse, Kladruby nad Labem featured in František 2 • Hidden beauties Synthesia a.s. Opatovice nad Labem power station Chvaletice power station 2 HIDDEN BEAUTIES Industry is well developed in Pardubicko, so good start and finish points are the Rybitví, no wonder you come across industrial sites factory and Rybitví, rear gate bus stops. and engineering structures on a visit. But, you don’t need to avoid them, in fact you could Other landmarks in Pardubicko are power appreciate their unconventional beauty. stations, such as the Opatovice nad Labem power station from 1959–60 and the more One example is the factory site in Semtín, recent Chvaletice heat plant from 1973–79. You Synthesia a. s., from 1920. You can walk around need to book if you want a tour, but the power the site and see it from a safe distance – stations are open to the public all year round. NON-TRADITIONAL PARDUBICKO 2 • Hidden beautIes Semín aqueduct Přelouč small hydropower station Automatic mills Pardubice main station Aviation Fair Visually attractive and architecturally and Semín. The 32 km-long watercourse Other buildings worth a visit in Pardubice It is worth seeing the former military area important is the small hydropower plant flows from Opatovice to Lázně Bohdaneč. include the train station from 1958, one around the Chrudimka, behind Pardubice in Přelouč. This monumental plant on the of the most important examples post-war hospital. The military training ground Labe with its weir, lock and bridge dates One unique Pardubice landmark you really functionalism. And, talking about transport, was closed to the public until 2003. Don’t back to 1923 and is definitely worth a visit. shouldn’t miss is the Winternitz Automatic there’s also Pardubice airport. Watching miss the ruined weir, which was blasted Other water buildings in Pardubicko include Mills, designed by Josef Gočár for the brothers planes is a great attraction, especially out in 1973, or the two Kohn bridges Opatovice Canal, an outstanding medi- Egon and Karel Winternitz. A year after it when at Dolíček there are seats not far linking the banks of the Chrudimka. aeval structure built to supply the many opened in 2013 the mill building and silos were from the runway edge. This is perfect for ponds, and its two aqueducts, Sezemice listed as Czech national cultural monuments. aviation fans and aircraft photographers. 3 • Dark history Zámeček memorial Zámeček memorial site 3 DARK HISTORY The occupation, protectorate and World War II collaborators stirred up domestic resistance were tragic times for Pardubicko. From March all over the region. The local resistance was 1939 Pardubicko, as an important industrial strongly influenced by the Silver A airborne region, was supervised by the Gestapo – group. In Pardubicko this tumultuous time Oberlandrat Pardubice, which was soon joined brought persecution, mass executions, by the Aryan Labour Front, a dangerous deportations, but also raids by allied troops. collaborators’ organisation. Although not very large, this group was made up of extremely deceitful informers. Both the Gestapo and the NON-TRADITIONAL PARDUBICKO 3 • dark hIstory Trnová forest park Jiří Potůček Gestapa HQ (Oberlandrat) Zámeček memorial The members of Silver A sought refuge and Pardubice on the Trail of Silver A – the last Also linked to the tragic events of World is now a national cultural monument. In assistance here when planning the assassi- journey of Alfréd Bartoš. War II is Pardubice Zámeček or Larisch December 1942 536 Jews were transported nation of Heydrich. Few people know that Jiří Villa – a neo-renaissance building designed from Pardubice to concentration camps. In Potůček hid in the orchards in nearby Lázně The resistance was also active in Holicko; by František Schmoranz Sr. from 1885. 1944 the city saw three raids by the British Bohdaneč and used the Libuše transmitter to in 1944 it met and hid members of the Velký After Heydrich’s death the Gestapo began and US air forces, which bombed the local get messages to London. Two important places Josef parachutist group. A memorial at the reprisals and Zámeček became the site of refinery and airport. The first raid was by the for the Pardubice resistance were the Veselka cemetery in Holice commemorates the uprising mass executions of the Czech resistance, British RAF and the other two by the USAF. hotel and the Pardubice – Trnová forest park. by locals and resistance members in May 1945. including people from nearby Ležáky, which In 2012 an educational trail was created, the Nazis wiped out on 24th June 1942. Ležáky 4 • Regional pRoducts Pardubice gingerbread Pernštejn beer Kunětice ice cream 4 REGIONAL PRODUCTS It can also be a unique experience to try test, try some delicious Kunětice ice cream, some regional products, which are high Korbáčiks and SejraKus steamed cheese, Pavel quality and produced locally in an envi- Janoš’s Pardubice gingerbread, Sudličkova ronmentally-friendly manner. The mark fruit spirits and liqueurs or some excellent guaranteeing a whole range of these prod- Pernstein carp from Rybniční hospodářství. ucts in Pardubicko is PERNšTEJN REGION And if you want to take a Pernstein regional regional product. Over 20 manufactures have product home with you, it is not just snacks actively participated in the promotion of the that are certified with this mark. region. If you fancy putting this mark to the 5 • ExpEriEncE pardubicko Pardubice Steeplechase Aviation Fair Pardubice Wine Half-marathon 5 EXPERIENCE PARDUBICKO Pardubicko is known for its wide range of Pardubicko for something more alternative events. Traditional and more successful ones or specific – worth mentioning are Pardubice boast the title of “Pardubičtí tahouni”, and Sports Park or The National Stud Farm in include the Pardubice Steeplechase, the Kladruby nad Labem. Stud Farm is open all Golden Helmet, Pardubice Wine Half-mara- year and offers a range of interesting events thon, Pardubice Aviation Fair, the Czech Open, and seminars about the breeding and use of Pernstein Night and Pardubice Pernstein Kladruber horses, including the Rudolf Cup Summer Cinema and Pardubice Music Spring. and the Hubert Ride. However, we have a few tips from all over NON-TRADITIONAL PARDUBICKO 5 • experIence pardubIcko Czech Open Golden Helmet Pernstein Night Pardubice Music Spring Grand Festival of Laughter Visit the Bohdaneč Summer of Culture and Kunětická hora offers non-traditional If you’re into regional products, don’t miss the so don’t worry that there’s nothing to do of Food and promenade concerts in Lázně tours and it’s also worth checking out the Festival of Flavours, Scents and Crafts. If you an evening if it’s rainy or cold. And talking Bohdaneč for a real experience. For a slightly Kunětice vinobraní festival. Holice offers prefer historical, military and defensive secu- of culture in Pardubice, we have to mention different genre, it’s worth a visit to the On the an international meeting of amateur radio rity hardware, then Retroměstečko is the place Divadlo 29, a multi-genre cultural centre that Road benefit festival.