Half-timbered Houses

The half-timbered houses define a region surrounding Lusatian Mountains at the border region of Bohemia, Saxonia and polish Silesia.

The most obvious feature of a half-timbered house are the wooden arches surrounding a ground floor wooden cabin. A wooden cabin protects against the very cold winters of the region. The first floor is either a framework - sometimes hidden under wooden planks or slates, or (mainly in Bohemia) also a log construction. The half-timbered house is a mix of the Czech and Lusatian (or generally Slavic) log construction and the Franconian framework. The half-timbered houses are very comfortable for both the work and the dwelling.

Classical half-timbered house with framework Folknáře Half-timbered house Folknáře Half-timbered house with framework Huntířov Half-timbered house Markvartice Half-timbered house Srbská Kamenice Classical half-timbered house Huntířov Town half-timbered house Krásná Lípa The Half-Timbered Houses Day is being held on the last Sunday of May, at both sides of the border, at both Saxonia and Bohemia. The houses are open to the visitors absolutely, from a cellar to an attic: