Čelechovice Na Hané: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Čelechovice na Hané is closely associated with the Velký Kosíř National Nature Monument: part of the municipality’s area belongs to this protected area, and the Velký Kosíř educational trail begins and ends in the village. Between the nature monument, geological outcrops and historical traces, this creates a multifaceted picture of the municipality.

Nature and Geology

The Čelechovice na Hané locality is known for the abundance and very good preservation of fossils of Paleozoic marine fauna. The Čelechovice Devonian is exposed in a series of now overgrown and abandoned quarries and outcrops between Čelechovice na Hané, Kaple and Slatinky.

The Růžičkův lom quarry is also part of this geological context: it is protected as a national nature monument and forms part of the Velký Kosíř educational trail. Fossil collecting there is possible only with special permission.

Trails and Accessibility

The Velký Kosíř educational trail can be explored on foot or by mountain bike. Its stations focus on the Čelechovice Devonian and prehistoric settlement. Čelechovice na Hané can be reached by bus or train; by car, access is via the Bunička car park near Čelechovice na Hané.

The Státní lom quarry can be reached by car without access restrictions; the access point is located at a distance of up to 250 metres.

Culture and History

The Orthodox Chapel of the Holy Trinity in Čelechovice na Hané was built during the Second World War. It is maintained and used for services.

On the way to Kosíř, at the junction to Kaple and Kostelec, there is a sandstone cross bearing the year 1765. On the masonry of the sugar factory in Čelechovice, there is also a dark-painted sandstone statue of Saint John of Nepomuk dating from 1736.

Further Places

Further places from the same regional selection: Biskupice Na Hané, Laškov, Želeč, Pivín, Prostějovičky, Skřípov, Stínava, Němčice Nad Hanou.

To the higher-level travel overview: Prostějov District.