Holubyho chata

Holubyho chata is a mountain lodge and restaurant situated on the eastern slope of Velká Javořina in the Bílé Karpaty (White Carpathians), on the Slovak side of the border with the Czech Republic. It is open to the public year-round and serves as a well-known stop for hikers traversing the ridge trails that cross the Czech-Slovak frontier. The lodge offers 27 beds in two- and four-bed rooms, a restaurant serving cold and hot meals, and a seasonal covered summer terrace with a bar. A ski slope with three lifts stands next to the lodge, though the lifts are not currently operational. The lodge was initiated by the Club of Czechoslovak Tourists (Klub československých turistů) in Uherský Brod and Stará Turá, together with the Ministry of Commerce. Its foundation stone was laid on 8 July 1923, and the building was first opened to the public on 6 July 1924, with formal approval (kolaudace) on 2 November 1924. It was named in honour of Jozef Ľudovít Holuby, a Protestant pastor, botanist, ethnographer and advocate of Czech-Slovak mutual understanding who had worked in the White Carpathians and died shortly before the foundation stone was laid. The proposal to name the lodge after him, made by Ferdinand Prager, chairman of the Uherský Brod branch of the Club of Czechoslovak Tourists and a friend of Holuby, was accepted without objection. The original lodge burned down completely in a fire on the night of 10 December 1926, causing damage estimated at 450,000 Kč. The Club of Czechoslovak Tourists decided to rebuild it, with Josef Hanuš of Uherský Brod as builder. The new lodge opened on 22 July 1930, again with Alois Zálešák as manager. During the 1930s the surroundings were improved with an access road, ski lifts, marked hiking trails and a telephone line, but all work ceased with the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1939. After the Second World War the lodge was managed successively by several state enterprises and a number of managers. After 1989 it was bought by its then manager Miroslav Masarik, and in 2006 it was purchased by Miroslav Martinček, who reopened the long-closed lodge and in 2010–2011 built a covered terrace of quarry stone at the eastern facade, based on photographic documents he found in the Uherský Brod state archive. On 28 July 2013, on the occasion of the lodge's 90th anniversary, a memorial plaque with a bronze bust of Jozef Ľudovít Holuby was unveiled on its facade. The bust was created by academic sculptor Stanislav Mikuš on commission from the lodge owner, Miroslav Martinček. In recent years a wooden summer terrace with a covered bar was built in front of the restaurant entrance on the southern facade; the bar is staffed during the season. The lodge is reachable by road from Stará Turá on the Slovak side and by several hiking trails from both the Czech and Slovak sides, including the ridge route along the red and green marked trails.

The construction of a mountain lodge on Velká Javořina was initiated by the Club of Czechoslovak Tourists (Klub československých turistů) in Uherský Brod and Stará Turá, together with the Ministry of Commerce. The foundation stone was laid on 8 July 1923, and Josef Jirásek of Uherský Brod was chosen as builder. Shortly before the foundation stone was laid, Jozef Ľudovít Holuby — a Protestant pastor, botanist, ethnographer and advocate of Czechoslovak mutual understanding who had worked in the White Carpathian region — died in Pezinok. Ferdinand Prager, chairman of the Uherský Brod branch of the Club of Czechoslovak Tourists and a friend of Holuby, proposed naming the lodge under construction after him; the proposal met with no objections. The lodge was first opened to the public on 6 July 1924, and formal approval (kolaudace) took place on 2 November 1924. Alois Zálešák became its first manager. The new lodge did not serve for long: on the night of 10 December 1926, without external cause, a fire broke out and completely destroyed it within seven hours. Total damage reached 450,000 Kč. The Club of Czechoslovak Tourists decided to rebuild the lodge, with Josef Hanuš of Uherský Brod as builder. The new lodge opened on 22 July 1930, with Alois Zálešák again as manager. During the 1930s the surroundings were improved: an access road was built, ski lifts were installed, hiking trails were marked, and a telephone line was brought to the lodge. All work ceased with the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1939. After the Second World War the lodge was managed successively by several different state enterprises, and several managers came and went. After 1989 it was bought by its then manager Miroslav Masarik. In 2006 it was purchased by Miroslav Martinček, who reopened the long-closed lodge and in 2010–2011 built a covered terrace of quarry stone at the eastern facade, based on photographic documents he discovered in the Uherský Brod state archive. On 28 July 2013, on the occasion of the lodge's 90th anniversary, a memorial plaque with a bronze bust of Jozef Ľudovít Holuby was unveiled on its facade. The bust was created by academic sculptor Stanislav Mikuš on commission from the lodge owner, Miroslav Martinček. In recent years a wooden summer terrace with a covered bar was built in front of the restaurant entrance on the southern facade; the bar is staffed during the season.

• Foundation stone of the lodge laid; Josef Jirásek of Uherský Brod chosen as builder.

• Lodge first opened to the public; Alois Zálešák becomes first manager.

• Formal approval (kolaudace) of the lodge completed.

• Fire completely destroys the lodge within seven hours; damage reaches 450,000 Kč.

• Rebuilt lodge opened, with Josef Hanuš as builder and Alois Zálešák again as manager.

• All improvement work ceases with the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

• Lodge bought by its then manager Miroslav Masarik after the fall of communism.

• Miroslav Martinček purchases the lodge and later reopens it after years of closure.

• Covered terrace of quarry stone built at the eastern facade based on archival photographs.

• Memorial plaque with bronze bust of Jozef Ľudovít Holuby unveiled for the lodge's 90th anniversary.

Historic, year-round mountain lodge and restaurant on the Czech-Slovak border, named after botanist Jozef Ľudovít Holuby and popular with cross-border hikers.

• Mountain lodge accommodation (27 beds in 2- and 4-bed rooms)

• Restaurant with cold and hot meals

• Seasonal summer terrace with covered bar

• Ski slope with three lifts (not operational)

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