Discover Uhřice: Railways, swimming and history

Visitors considering a stay in Uhřice can choose from very different attractions: a ride on a historic railcar, the facilities at the aquapark, or the village’s architectural and memorial sites. The details below can help you decide what to focus on during your visit, without trying to fit the railway, water fun and history into a single outing.

Heritage Railway and Aquapark

The Čejč–Uhřice heritage railway offers family rides on the historic M240 railcar. During the ride, children can look into the driver’s cab; at the station, they can have their photo taken in the cab. The heritage railway’s park includes bouncy castles, a small chair-o-plane, creative activities, a model railway, and sand and ball-play areas. This attraction combines a ride in a historic railcar with a range of play and creative activities.

Uhřice Aquapark has a swimming pool with a lane for fitness swimming and a children’s paddling pool. Facilities also include a slide, two additional water slides, massage benches, jets and loungers, water spouts, and a water wall. A lifting device provides people with limited mobility access to the swimming pool. The aquapark operates seasonally; check its operating period and the availability of the lifting device before your visit. The site also has a volleyball court. Use of the court costs 100 Kč per hour.

Church and Historical Traces

The Church of St. John the Baptist in Uhřice is a Gothic-Renaissance building dating from the first half of the 14th century. Inside is a clay tabernacle that experts consider to be Habán work from the late 16th or early 17th century. A presumably vaulted, square-plan crypt is said to lie beneath the floor in the middle of the church. Its sides are said to measure four metres; it is believed to contain three coffins and the remains of a cross and a rosary. The building’s history and the cautiously worded account of the crypt offer different ways to learn about the church.

The “Setkání dvou císařů” (Meeting of Two Emperors) memorial commemorates Napoleon I Bonaparte’s meeting with Francis I of Austria on 4 December 1805, after the Battle of Slavkov. An obelisk stands on the site, surrounded by four lime trees. Another monument is located in the village square: opposite house number 99 stands a fine Rococo sculpture of St. John of Nepomuk. It was probably created in the third quarter of the 18th century in the art workshop of O. Schweigl.

Getting around and other places to visit

An information board with maps of the surrounding area and a plan of the battlefield between Brno and Slavkov was installed in 2002 at the entrance to the Janův Dvůr grounds. It offers another historical point of interest for visitors interested in the battle and its surroundings; check on arrival whether the board is accessible on site.

Studánka na Romenově is easily accessible from the road via a paved footpath. The sites also differ in focus: the church and monuments centre on architecture and history, while Studánka is a named place with a described footpath approach.

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