Works of architect Dušan Jurkovič in Nové Město nad Metují
Reconstruction and repair of the Nové Město Chateau and gardens
The greatest work by Jurkovič in eastern Bohemia was the 1908-1913 reconstruction and repair of the Nové Město Chateau and gardens.
Reconstruction of the Peklo mill
Another successful work by Dušan Jurkovíč is the reconstruction of the Peklo mill into a tourist restaurant, which still functions today.
The Bartelmus Villa at Rezek
The third great work by the architect is the Bartelmus Villa at Rezek. It is situated on a gentle southwestern hillside near the forest. It is a wooden structure with foundations from roughly hewn local marlstone.
attractions
The chateau garden went through a wide adaptation and revitalization under the guidance of the architect Jurkovič in the years before the 1st world war.
other points of interest
It is both a village and a holiday restaurant as well as a valley. The hill-side of the deep valley has from one part a peak in the Sendražský hill and from the other part in a beautiful scenery of Koníček, a part of the Hunčovské Mountains.
