Mezina: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Mezina lies in the Nízký Jeseník in a gently sloping valley extending from the Černý potok at 476 m above sea level to Venušina sopka at 665 m above sea level.

Landscape and Geology

Southeast above Mezina rises Venušina sopka, a 643 m-high hill. It is a small remnant of a cinder cone that has been significantly affected by the extraction of cinders. The cone consists of volcanic cinders and spindle-shaped bombs and was formed during a Strombolian-type eruption. Venušina sopka is also a geotourism attraction and an excursion site.

The Lávový proud u Meziny natural monument protects an exposed lava flow from Venušina sopka. It displays well-developed columnar and spheroidal jointing in plagioclase basalt with numerous olivine phenocrysts. The outcrop features basalt columns several decimetres in diameter, usually with hexagonal and more rarely pentagonal cross-sections; weathering creates spherical blocks.

A forest path from the road leads near Mezina to remarkable rock formations made of regularly shaped stones with blocky jointing.

Upon request, the municipality of Mezina issues permits for motor vehicle access on the old road to Karlovec in the direction of Slezská Harta.

Culture

The listed and renovated Vodičkův dům farmstead, No. 53, was built in the late Empire style and has a richly articulated façade. The historic Church of the Holy Trinity in Mezina has a lantern dating from 1778; its surrounding wall was renovated in 2003.

The Mezina war memorial to the victims of the First World War is made of tuff and decorated with a copper heart bearing the inscription “Všem lidem dobré vůle”. Mezina is also the birthplace of the Jeseník-region painter Alois Fischer.

Activities

Mezina is a destination for cyclists in summer. Rest areas for cyclists and hikers have been established in the lower part of the village. In winter, cross-country skiers can enjoy activities in Mezina when snow conditions are good.

A blue-marked hiking trail leads from Mezina through the Bruntálský les to Bruntál. Another blue-marked trail from Mezina leads to the Pod Venušinou sopkou junction.

Annual Events

The Posvícení festival is part of Mezina’s autumn programme. The Běh o Mezinský bodlák race is also part of the autumn programme.

More local pages: Holčovice, Velká Stáhle, Zator, Nova Plan, Vrbno Pod Pradedem, Václavov U Bruntálu, Dvorce U Bruntálu, Horní Životice

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Bruntál.