A century old lasting presence of a German ethnic group is mirrored in typical timbered architecture of West Bohemia till these days. Four buildings compounded of a habitable house, an open shed, a barn and a farming house, that is a typical west bohemian timbered courtyard building. Majority of these building was surrounded with such a large land, that they stood often out of their neighbour’s sight. Take a look at four of the most significant courtyard buildings of the west bohemian area and savor the magic of the folk architecture.
Visit Cheb's timbered farmstead in Milíkov, timbered Rustler's farmstead in municipality Doubrava, Manský courtyard and German homesteads in municipality Nový Drahov.