Podorlický Open-Air Museum Krňovice
Podorlický skanzen Krňovice
The Podorlický Open-Air Museum Krňovice showcases folk architecture, historical crafts, machines, and tools from the Královéhradecko region and the foothills of the Orlické Mountains, featuring both relocated original buildings and reconstructed structures, including a replica of a 19th-century windmill.

🏡 An open-air museum showcasing folk architecture and historical crafts from the Královéhradecko region.
⚙️ Features relocated original buildings, reconstructed structures, and a replica of a 19th-century windmill.

Why Go

🚶‍♀️ Explore rural and urban type houses with orchards and gardens.
🛠️ Witness demonstrations of historical crafts and see period machines and working tools.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-friendly and accessible, offering a glimpse into past generations' lives.
🌬️ See a faithful, almost 11-meter-high replica of a 19th-century Silesian-type windmill.

Guided Tours

🗣️ Tours with a guide are conducted every full hour, requiring a minimum of 5 visitors.
📖 Self-guided tours with a printed guide are possible if a group doesn't form and operational circumstances allow.

Accessibility

♿ The entire open-air museum area is barrier-free and accessible by wheelchair.
⚠️ Interiors of historical objects are not barrier-free, but most exhibitions are visible from doorways.
🚻 A barrier-free toilet is available on site.

Accommodation

🛌 Since 2024, overnight stays are possible in a separate part of a wooden log house with a gallery.
🏠 A complete 106 m2 apartment is available for rent, featuring multiple floors.
🚫 Please note the apartment is not barrier-free.

Windmill

💨 The replica windmill from Librantice stands almost 11 meters high, with rotor blades reaching the height of a five-story house.
📜 Built based on detailed 1943 documentation and photographs, it's a replica of the last mill in the Třebechovice area.
🔄 It was a Silesian-type mill, rotated against the wind using a winch.

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open-air museumhistoricalcraftsfolk architecturewindmillagriculturefamily-friendlyaccessibleaccommodationOrlické MountainsKrálovéhradecký RegionCzech Republic