Tvrdkov: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Tvrdkov lies in the northwestern part of the Sovinecko Nature Park and is crossed by the Tvrdkovský potok stream. Near the Rešov Waterfalls lies the deeply incised, gorge-like valley of the Huntava, with a depth of 70–120 m, rocky gorges, waterfalls and rapids.

Nature

The rocky gorge at the Rešov Waterfalls is approximately 200 m long and 6–10 m wide. The highest waterfall at the Rešov Waterfalls is 10 m high. The Rešov Waterfalls National Nature Monument encompasses the area around the confluence of the Tvrdkovský potok and Huntava streams.

Culture and History

The Church of Saint Anthony of Padua in Tvrdkov is a single-nave late Baroque rural church built between 1768 and 1776, and is protected as a cultural monument. Its construction was financed by local residents, above all by the village judge Augustin Linke. Before the church was built, the site contained only a wooden bell tower, a mortuary and a cemetery.

In 1814, a sacristy was added to the church. During the First World War (1914–1918), the church bells of Tvrdkov, along with chandeliers and organ pipes, were removed and melted down for war production. Tvrdkov is also home to a sandstone statue of the Immaculata, made in 1848 and standing on a stepped pedestal with reliefs of saints. In the village of Ruda, a Baroque Stations of the Cross with 14 stations leads from the local church to Křížový vrch.

Surroundings

Hrad Brníčko is a castle in the vicinity of Tvrdkov. Soukenná, Pec and Kamenná are mountains near Tvrdkov. In the wider region around Tvrdkov are Břidličná hora, a mountain, and Nový Hrad, a castle ruin.

Trails

A red-marked hiking trail leads north from Tvrdkov to Špičák and onward to the ruins of Rabštejn Castle. A cycling route also passes through Tvrdkov, heading northeast via Horní Město and Stará Ves to the Skřítek excursion destination.

Other local pages: Zator, Slezské Rudoltice, Krnov, Roudno, Horní Město, Lichnov U Bruntálu, Jindřichov Ve Slezsku, Nové Heřminovy.

To the higher-level travel overview: Bruntál District.