Nachazi se v historickem arealu, kde byla v 19. stoleti zpracovavana zelezna ruda. Po prvni svetove valce ziskal nemovitost od Colloredo-Mannsfeldu spravce jejich panstvi Vaclav Palivec, ktery dal v roce 1935 empirovy dum jako svatebni dar do dozivotniho uzivani Karlu Capkovi (1890–1938) a Olze Scheinpflugove (1902–1968).
Spisovatel se v nasledujicich trech letech pri svem pobytu venoval upravam domu a zahrady. Na Strzi, jak sve letni sidlo pojmenoval, vznikala i literarni dila (napriklad Valka s mloky, Cesta na sever, Bila nemoc, Prvni parta, Matka, Zivot a dilo skladatele Foltyna). Zde take prijimal radu osobnosti ceske kultury a politiky, zejmena v lete 1938.
Stezka
V okoli pamatniku se nachazi 3 ruzne dlouhe naucne stezky po stopach vychazek Karla Capka. Ty prochazi zajimavym prostredim, kde jsou patrne pozustatky po zelezarenske vyrobe. Zmapovana byla take fauna a flora v okoli stezky a dalsi vyznamne krajinne prvky.
Prvni okruh je spise prijemnou dvoukilometrovou prochazkou a je urcen zejmena pro rodiny s malymi detmi a seniory. Druhy okruh kopiruje puvodni trasu Capkovy oblibene stezky a je dlouhy cca 7 km. Treti okruh vede az k tzv. Plechhamru, zde je nutno bud prebrodit reku Kocabu a pokracovat dale dle mapy, nebo je mozne se vratit zpet na rozcesti a dojit po druhem okruhu zpet k pamatniku. Naucna stezka je interaktivni, navstevnici si v pamatniku mohou vyzvednout pracovni list, ktery budou na jednotlivych stanovistich vyplnovat. Pruvodcem po stezce je symbol Dasenky, ktery se objevuje jak na znaceni stezky v terenu, tak na jednotlivych stanovistich, kde odkazuje na ukol.
V okoli trasy naleznete i dalsi cache, napriklad Most na Kocabe či Zenijni pechotni ukryt UZ-6
Cache
Samotnou cache hledejte vne arealu, presto v jeho tesne blizkosti.
Po konzultaci s vedenim pamatniku Vas prosime o pristup ke kesi vnejsi cestou. Cache neni uvnitr arealu a kdysi pristupna cesta smerem ke cache je nyni spatne prostupna. Nevyzadujte pristup vnitrkem arealu!!!!
English
The Monument is located in the historical area near village Stará Hut, where iron ore was processed in the 19th century. After World War I Vaclav Palivec (the relative of Karel Capek) obtained the property from the Colloredo-Mansfelds - owners of the Dobris Castle. In 1935 Vaclav Palivec gave the use of the Empire house as a wedding present to Karel Capek and his wife Olga Scheinpflug. During the next three years the writer enjoyed making improvements to the house and garden. Many literary Works, (e.g. Travels to North, Power and Glory, The First Rescue Party, The Mother, The Cheat) were written at "Strz" (at the "Ravine"), as he named his summer seat. "Strz" became also a place of meeting for a number of great politicians and personalities of Czech culture, especially in the summer of 1938.
A new exhibition, which opened in 1997, has been dedicated to the personality and literary work of Karel Capek and his wife, an actress and writer, Olga Scheinpflugova. You can find here an evidnce of Capek’s first worldwide success with play R.U.R., an evidence of his many travels and also of his antifascist attitude. Since 1998 a separate exhibition has been devoted to Ferdinand Peroutka, a journalist, writer and the founder of the Czechoslovak Branch of the Radio Free Europe, in the attic room of the house. There is also a beautiful garden where Capek used to work when he wanted to relax. In summer the garden is used as a setting for an open – air theatre. The Karel Capek’s Memorial hold many special programs and exhibitions during the year.