Ostré Calvary

chapel · 398 m · České středohoří

Three baroque chapels on an open hilltop above the hamlet of Ostré near Úštěk, reached by a sandstone staircase and a Way of the Cross.

The Calvary (locally “Kostelíčky”) crowns a 398 m hill above the hamlet of Ostré, about 1.5 km from Úštěk. Building started in 1707 under Václav Růžička, steward of the Jesuit estate in Liběšice, and the design is usually attributed to Octavio Broggio, the baroque architect from Litoměřice. Two identical tower-like side chapels — the Finding and the Exaltation of the Holy Cross — flank the low central Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre; a wide sandstone staircase climbs the hill directly, while a nineteenth-century Way of the Cross of thirteen alcove chapels loops up from the village. After decades of decay the whole complex was taken over by a local monument-restoration society in 2005 and has since been fully repaired.

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Hikes passing here

  • Hvězda to the Calvary

    A 20.5 km point-to-point hike from Stvolínky past Hvězda and the Helfenburk ruin to the Ostré calvary and Úštěk.

    20.5 km ↑ 423 m easy

  • A Night in Úštěk

    A two-day solo crossing of the eastern České středohoří: a Friday evening at the Ostré Calvary, a night in Úštěk, then over Sedlo and the Kalich ruin down to the railway at Křešice.

    41.6 km 2 days ↑ 997 m medium

  • Off the Waymarks to Úštěk

    A 30.7 km point-to-point hike from Stružnice to Úštěk over Ortles and Ronov hills, largely on unmarked forest paths.

    30.7 km ↑ 888 m hard

  • Pond Country to the Ostré Calvary

    A full-day walk across the borderland between the Holany pond country and the České středohoří — from Zahrádky u České Lípy under Vlhošť to the Ostré Calvary and Úštěk.

    43.6 km ↑ 1010 m hard

  • The Quiet Side of Kokořínsko

    A 39.7 km solo traverse of the Kokořínsko's quiet eastern side — timber-framed hamlets, the Čap rock, and the Ostré calvary before the finish in Úštěk.

    39.7 km ↑ 780 m hard