Čechy Pod Kosířem: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Čechy pod Kosířem Castle offers a guided tour of the interiors of the south wing, which is furnished in the style of the period of František Josef II. Silva-Tarouca and decorated with works by Josef Mánes. The castle interiors house the largest publicly displayed collection of paintings by Josef Mánes in the Czech Republic.

Culture

The Muzeum kočárů displays 50 carriages, including sleighs, as well as collections of hearses, bishops’ carriages and carriage lanterns. The visit includes a restoration workshop, a gallery with documents, printed materials and plans, as well as sound, light and film projections.

On 18 June 2025, the second part of the film exhibition by Jan and Zdeněk Svěrák was opened. Among others, it is aimed at children and focuses on the films Kuky se vrací and Tři bratři.

The Church of St. John the Baptist in Čechy pod Kosířem has a main altarpiece depicting the Baptism of Christ by the Viennese painter F. A. Maulbertsch. In front of the church stand two Baroque statues by the Olomouc sculptor Ondřej Zahner: Saint Paul with a book and Saint Peter with keys.

Landscape

The chateau park of Čechy pod Kosířem covers 21.5 hectares and is considered one of the most valuable examples of Romantic landscape design in the Czech Republic. It includes the pseudo-Gothic Romantic Červená věž lookout tower and the Neoclassical Mánesův pavilon.

The signposted Naučná stezka Velký Kosíř educational trail leads from Čelechovice via Velký Kosíř to Čechy pod Kosířem and back along the dirt road known as „Hraběcí cesta“; it is suitable for hiking and mountain biking.

History

The Hasičské muzeum is located on the grounds of a production hall belonging to the oldest factory for manufacturing fire pumps in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, founded in 1820.

Geographical location

In the vicinity of Čechy pod Kosířem are Mount Horka, the Pomník obětem 1. světové války memorial, the Socha sv. Jana Nepomuckého statue, the Pomník obětem 1. a 2. světové války memorial, Mount Chlum and the Kostel sv. Andělů strážných church. In the wider regional surroundings of Čechy pod Kosířem are the mountains Skály and Skalky.

Other places

Březsko, Pavlovice U Kojetína, Hluchov, Vranovice-Kelčice, Prostějovičky, Laškov, Bousín, Niva

To the higher-level travel overview: Prostějov District.