The first written report dates back to 1369. The village is located at an altitude of 320 metres. The village has a library and a volunteer fire brigade. There is a Kavanova gallery.
Exhibition of expositions dealing with ethnography, mineralogy of Bohemian Paradise and Podkrkonoší, zoology, history and ethnography of Lomnicko, hunting and sports exhibition or the Memorial of the Šlecht family. The gallery focuses on the works of important regional artists.
Baroque castle from the 18th century. A purpose-built monument: chateau mini-gallery; Summer at the Chateau series of events - theatre performances, puppet shows, concerts, exhibitions, workshops, playroom, short guided tours of the chateau, summer cinema, Chateau café - indoor and outdoor spaces, play elements.
Following the completion of the renovation in June 2014, a permanent exhibition of Jewish writers, playwrights and critics was opened to the public, as well as a visitor centre focusing on Jewish monuments in the region, and an exhibition and lecture hall.
Cultural life has a very long tradition in Sobotka. Already in the middle of the 19th century there was an amateur theatre in one of the oldest theatre halls in the Czech countryside (former Baroque salt house in No. 5 on the square).
Operation of a hunting lodge. We offer Baroque-style interiors, a feast hall with distinctive acoustics, a viewing gallery and a tower with an oval floor plan. On the first floor you can find a 16-metre high banquet hall with distinctive acoustics and on the second floor an observation gallery.
During the year you can see exhibitions on various themes in the museum. The current offer can be found on the website. The museum also manages a permanent exhibition of medicine and organises a visit to the Church of St. Peter and Paul with a view of Semily from the church tower from June to September.
We run a permanent exhibition focusing on the history and present of gemstone processing and jewellery making. We also offer an exhibition of stonemasonry and glassmaking, an archaeological and mineralogical exhibition. A new climbing exhibition has also been added. We offer rentals for cultural and commercial activities.
Organisation of cultural programmes. In addition to the seasonal exhibitions, there are two exhibitions: loans of original Turnov decorations on Torah scrolls from the Jewish Museum in Prague and archaeological findings from the medieval house that used to stand on the site of the synagogue.
We offer a demonstration of a village dwelling, an exhibition of agricultural or handicraft tools and the history of mills and milling in the region. The fairy tale Rumplcimprcampr was filmed on the farm. We publish a museum quarterly. We organise social and cultural events.