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Český Hobitín - nutná rezervace
Tucked into the rolling foothills of the Orlické hory (Orlice Mountains) near Dobruška, Český Hobitín — the "Czech Hobbiton" — is a tiny, hand-built hobbit village that feels plucked straight from Tolkien's Shire. Three round-doored burrows nestle into the grassy slope alongside a hobbit-style inn and a quirky garden, all created by one passionate fan on the private grounds in front of his family home. It is not a polished theme park but an intimate, eccentric passion project, and that rough-hewn charm is exactly what makes it worth the detour. Built almost entirely with his own hands between 2012 and 2017, the settlement is billed as the first hobbit village on the Northern Hemisphere. Today it is also a genuine film set: the creator's own fan movie Stíny Kraje was shot here in 2018–2019. Visits are free (voluntary entry), capped at a few people at a time, and always require booking ahead — the name itself flags it: "nutná rezervace" (reservation required).