Městský skanzen Zichpil
Town open-air museum in the former Jewish quarter of Humpolec, with the log house of the Nápravník family, a tolerance church and a former synagogue, open with a guide.
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About the museum
Zichpil is a quarter of Humpolec between the Upper Square and the cemetery. Jews settled here outside the town from the end of the 17th century, and continuous development arose from the 1780s in connection with the Josephine reforms. In 1785 a tolerance chapel was built here, one of the first in Bohemia. In smaller log and partly brick houses lived poor craftsmen, mainly weavers. From the 1960s of the 20th century the quarter was gradually demolished.
One of the preserved houses is the Nápravník house No. 338. It is a half-log, single-storey cottage which, according to dendrochronological research, was built mainly in 1793–1794 and completed after 1840. After the death of its last owner in the mid-1990s it fell into decay. Since 2009 it has belonged to the town of Humpolec and is managed by the company Castrum o.p.s., which carries out its repairs and has made the open-air museum accessible to the public.
The guided tour begins in the Nápravník house, where visitors learn about the beginnings of settlement in the region and the life of local weavers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. It continues to the tolerance church and ends in the former synagogue, now used by the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.
Highlights
- Nápravník house No. 338 from the end of the 18th century
- Authentically preserved tolerance church from 1785
- Former synagogue in the centre of the Jewish town
- Objects of folk culture from the life of weavers
- Explanation of the coexistence of Christian, Evangelical and Jewish cultures
Permanent exhibitions
- Nápravníkovo stavení čp. 338 – Interiors and exterior of the log house, with objects of folk culture from the life of weavers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and an explanation of the beginnings of settlement and the history of the Zichpil quarter.
- Toleranční kostel – Authentically preserved tolerance chapel from 1785, which shows the coexistence of three spiritual cultures in one quarter.
- Bývalá židovská synagoga – The synagogue in the centre of the former Jewish town, now used by the Czechoslovak Hussite Church. The tour ends here.
- Operated by
- Castrum o.p.s. (správa skanzenu); vlastník Město Humpolec
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 50 Kč |
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| Reduced | 40 Kčchildren aged 6 to 15, students, seniors over 65 |
| Children & teens | 40 Kčfree up to age 5 · Children aged 6 to 15; children under 6 free. |
| Seniors | 40 KčSeniors over 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeHolders of a ZTP card enter free. |
| Students & apprentices | 40 Kč |
| Families | 100 KčParents with children under 15. |
Prices apply for 2026.
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
autobusová zastávka v Humpolci · 500 m
The bus stop is about 500 m from the open-air museum, and the railway station in Humpolec about 1.5 km away.
By car
Free parking · 50 m to the entrance
Park-and-ride car park by the cemetery with a capacity of about 30 vehicles, free of charge. Arrival from Okružní street by turning into Jihlavská street and along the cemetery wall.
The open-air museum lies on the edge of Humpolec near the town ring road, which links motorway D1 (exit 90) with the road towards Havlíčkův Brod. Arrival is not yet marked with brown signs to cultural sites; from the motorway the signs to Orlík Castle can be used.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 45 min |
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| Good to know | The open-air museum can only be visited with a guide; the tour takes about 30 to 45 minutes. Tours of the tolerance church and the synagogue start on the hour, i.e. at 10:00, 11:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00 and 16:00; there is a break at midday. Alternatively the tour can be conducted individually according to visitors' interests. |
