Muzeum Lamberská stezka Žihobce

Location: Žihobce 9, 342 01 Žihobce · Pilsen Region

Category: regional museum

The Lamberská stezka Museum occupies the west wing of the early Baroque chateau in Žihobce. The ground floor houses three halls with seasonal exhibitions, while the first floor holds three permanent displays: the history of Žihobce and the villages of the Lamberg estate, the nature of the Šumava foothills, and a chateau room with a reconstructed 19th-century interior furnished with pieces on loan from the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague and other collections. The nature section focuses on the lesser horseshoe bat, whose summer colony in the chateau attic is a site of European importance. The museum connects to the Lamberská stezka educational trail.

Why visit this place?

• A nursery colony of lesser horseshoe bats lives in the chateau attic and a camera streams it straight into the exhibition; the site has been a Natura 2000 locality since 2009.
• The museum sits in the chateau, whose core is a Renaissance fort from the early 17th century rebuilt into a Baroque chateau in 1688.
• The exhibition is interactive — it expects you to touch the exhibits and try them out.
• Allow roughly an hour; the programme is aimed at lower primary, upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 34 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.
• There is a dedicated programme for school groups, not just general admission.

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Practical information

• Opening hours: Jul–Aug Mon–Sun 10–16; Apr–Jun and Sep–Oct Mon–Sat 9:30–15:30; Nov–Mar Fri–Sat 9:30–15:30; other times by appointment
• Typical visit: 60 min
• Admission: adults 60 CZK, children 30 CZK
• Suitable for: primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Interactive programmes on the nature, geology and history of the Pošumaví region. Links to natural science, geology and local studies.

Official website: https://www.zihobce.eu/volny-cas-a-turismus/muzeum/

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