Slavíkovice

Slavíkovice brings together architectural history and technological landmarks with a cycling tour that passes through the town. If you are looking for a hotel for a trip connected with Slavíkovice, these themes can shape your plans: the Church of St. Catherine and local history, or a 29-kilometre cycling trip.

Church of St. Catherine and local history

The Church of St. Catherine is a Baroque building constructed between 1749 and 1767. The western part of the nave contains a Romanesque core dating from around 1200; the tower dates from the first half of the 13th century. The nave is the elongated main space of a church; the tower is a separate part of the building. “Romanesque” and “Baroque” refer to art-historical architectural styles from different periods. In an architectural description, nave identifies a location within the building, while the style terms indicate its design and historical period.

The church’s furnishings include an organ by Jan Komorník of Rouchov. The former stronghold of Slavíkovice also stood near the church; its cellar survives beneath the present-day rectory.

Chapels, mills and ponds

The cemetery adjoins the Church of St. Catherine. It contains two chapels with thatched roofs. Near the church, by the Stodolák pond, stands an old barn. This places several historical landmarks near the church, while the mill equipment has been preserved at a different location, also associated with a pond.

The preserved mill equipment of Slavíkovický mlýn is located beneath the dam of a pond. A road in Slavíkovice also runs above the shore of the expansive Návesní rybník.

Railway and cycling tour

The single-track local railway line between Jemnice and Moravské Budějovice was completed in 1896 and is 20.8 kilometres long. It is an interesting technical monument of the Vysočina region.

Another way to include Slavíkovice in an outing is the 29-kilometre cycling tour “From Jemnice to Police and the mills on the Želetavka.” It passes through Slavíkovice and is offered as a cycling trip. The 29 kilometres refer to the cycling tour, while the 20.8 kilometres refer to the railway line: the two figures relate to different routes and are not the same type of distance.

From Lhotice u Jemnice railway station, you can reach Slavíkovice on foot via a narrow asphalt road. If you plan to use this route for your arrival, check the current route before setting out. This helps distinguish the options described: the historic railway line, the footpath connection described here, and the cycling trip with its own distance.

Discover more destinations: Jemnice, Kojatín, Radkovice U Budče, Slavětice, Kouty, Čechočovice, Červená Lhota, Nová Ves

For the broader travel overview: Okres Třebíč.