Hořice - Smetana orchards

Smetanovy sady - a park at the foot of the Gotthard. It was founded in 1900 by the Dalibor musical association, which had a monument to Bedřich Smetanova built here. The parents of the future composer had their wedding in the local Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. The park project was designed by the Prague architect Julius Krysa, the planting of trees was carried out by the gardener Alois Arnold from Konopiště. Other important works were created at the instigation of the curator of the Hořice Museum, Jan...