N-S 82 Březinka
Restored heavy infantry bunker from 1938 near Náchod, part of the Běloves Fortress Open-Air Museum, visited with a guided tour.
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About the museum
The N-S 82 Březinka infantry bunker was part of the heavy fortifications on the north-eastern border of Czechoslovakia. In 1938 it had two armoured bells made in Vítkovice, which were torn out during the occupation. Since the end of 1989 it has been managed by the Klub vojenské historie Náchod. The club took it over as a ruin with the bells removed and a devastated interior, and gradually restored it to the condition of autumn 1938, when it was permanently occupied by troops; the bells were replaced with exact replicas.
The most valuable exhibits in the fully equipped and armed structure are a fully functional period filter room from 1938, probably the only surviving fortress telephone exchange, and an original stove from an army surplus sale in November 1938. In the left firing room stands an original 47 mm vz. 36 anti-tank gun, which, according to its serial number, was indeed installed at Březinka in 1938 and taken away to Norway by the Germans during the occupation. It has stood there since 2 May 2003.
Březinka is the heart of the Běloves Fortress Open-Air Museum. It is also part of the site with bunker N-S 84 Voda, which has an exhibition on the Czechoslovak army from 1918 to 1945, and bunker N-S 81 Lom, which has an exhibition on fortifications. The buildings are linked by the Běloves–Dobrošov educational trail.
Highlights
- Fully equipped and armed bunker in its 1938 condition
- Functional period filter room and fortress telephone exchange
- Original anti-tank gun vz. 36
- Neighbouring Lom bunker with an exhibition on fortifications and Voda bunker with an exhibition on the Czechoslovak army
- Tours always with a guide
Permanent exhibitions
- Pěchotní srub N-S 82 Březinka – Bunker restored to its autumn 1938 condition, including armament and equipment; tours always with a guide.
- Objekt N-S 84 Voda – československá armáda 1918–1945 – Exhibition of uniforms, weapons and equipment, with video projection on the Czechoslovak legions, the First Republic and the resistance during the Second World War.
- Objekt N-S 81 Lom – československé opevnění – Exhibition on Czechoslovak fortifications and the army of the First Republic, with a thirteen-minute video.
- Operated by
- Klub vojenské historie Náchod
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 150 Kč |
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| Reduced | 100 Kčchildren, students, seniors and holders of ZTP/P disability cards |
| Children & teens | 100 KčPreschool children aged 3 to 6 pay CZK 20 |
| Seniors | 100 Kč |
| Visitors with disabilities | 100 KčHolders of ZTP/P cards |
| Students & apprentices | 100 Kč |
| Groups | –Outside visiting days only by arrangement: adults CZK 150, children CZK 100, minimum total admission CZK 1,500. |
| Voda bunker – adults | 100 Kč |
| Voda bunker – children, students, seniors, ZTP/P | 50 Kč |
| Preschool children aged 3–6 (Březinka) | 20 Kč |
The prices stated apply to a visit to the Březinka bunker. The Lom bunker may be visited for a voluntary donation. Free admission is granted to tour guides of groups of more than 24 people, to teachers supervising school trips, and to leaders of children's groups (one person for every started 15 persons, at least 12 persons). Admission fees go towards renovation, maintenance and expanding the collections.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The Voda entrance bunker in Náchod-Běloves is step-free. Březinka and Lom are reached by a walk of about one kilometre along paved forest and field paths; sturdy footwear is recommended.
Kids & families
Preschool children aged 3 to 6 have a special admission price of CZK 20 at Březinka. The Voda bunker is located next to the children's playground in Náchod-Běloves. Březinka is about a one-kilometre walk away.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Náchod-Běloves, Kaufland
The nearest stop to the Voda bunker is the bus stop Náchod-Běloves, Kaufland. From Náchod station or from the Náchod-Běloves railway halt it is about 3 km to Březinka (direction Běloves, Hotel Bonato). From Náchod you can also use the local line Náchod–Běloves–Bražec (stop Běloves škola).
By car
Parking available · 1 km to the entrance
You can park at Hotel Bonato (from there about 1 km on foot to Březinka and Lom) or in the car park of the Dobrošov fort (about 1.5 km on foot along the green hiking trail). The simplest route to the Voda bunker is by the Kaufland store.
The simplest route leads to the Voda bunker by the children's playground in Náchod-Běloves, near the Kaufland store. Visitors have to walk to Březinka.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
At the Lom bunker you can buy literature, DVDs, postcards, tourist stamps and business cards, as well as light refreshments. The Voda bunker has tourist stamps, business cards and a limited selection of literature and postcards.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Good to know | You can enter Březinka only with an assigned guide, and the tour lasts 45 to 60 minutes. A group may have no more than 15 people, including children; larger groups enter in batches of fifteen at ten-minute intervals. On school trips there must be one teacher supervisor for every started 15 children. The Voda bunker (about 20–30 minutes) and the Lom bunker (about 15–20 minutes) are visited individually, without a guide. Groups are booked at museum@brezinka.cz or by phone. |
