Chotuc, Natural monument near Křinec, Czech Republic

Chotuc is a protected natural area near Křinec featuring woodlands, meadows, and distinctive geological formations. The site has marked walking paths that lead through different habitats, helping visitors explore the natural diversity of the place.

The hilltop held a Hallstatt or Hallstatt-La Tène hillfort in the 6th–5th century BC, which vanished after the Celtic arrival. A pagan cult site there was replaced in the 13th century by the Chapel of the Holy Trinity, rebuilt as a church in 1357, baroquised in the 18th century and restored in 1995. The natural monument was declared on 22 October 1999 over 28.57 ha.

The place serves as a space for nature education, where visitors can observe native plants and animals in their natural environment. School groups and nature enthusiasts regularly use the area to learn about local ecosystems.

The summit is reached on foot; the slopes are steep and partly affected by landslides, so sturdy shoes help. The southern slope holds an abandoned quarry and former vineyards, now cherry trees. The old cemetery around the church has had no burials since 1953.

The summit church of the Holy Trinity, rebuilt in 1995, stands beside a cemetery closed to burials since 1953. Below the hill, by the road to Mečíř, lies an abandoned Jewish cemetery that has been gradually restored since the 2000s.