Šišma: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Geology

The disused Šišma quarry is registered with the Czech Geological Survey as a significant geological locality. It exposes rock types and textures of the Culm facies and is accessible without restrictions; by car, it is possible to drive to within 250 metres.

Nature

The Lesy u Bezuchova protected area safeguards extensively mown meadows from the lowlands to the foothills (Arrhenatherion, Brachypodio-Centaureion nemoralis), oak-hornbeam forests of the Galio-Carpinetum association, and mixed ash-alder floodplain forests (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae).

History

In 1415, Jan Diva from Šišma held the fortress and sealed a protest against the burning of Jan Hus.

Surroundings

In the wider regional surroundings of Šišma are Mount Kelčský Javorník, Zámek Lešná Castle, Růžový Kopec Hill, Holý vrch Mountain, and the Zřícenina Lukov ruins. In the vicinity of Šišma are the Svatá Marie Church and Holešov Castle Park. Přísahanec Hill [Sušice u Přerova] is located in the immediate vicinity of Šišma.

Cycling Route

Cycling Route 6062 runs through Šišma along the 8-kilometre Bezuchov–Šišma–Pavlovice route.

Other places in the same overview: Polkovice, Rouské, Horní Moštěnice, Rokytnice, Hranice na Moravě, Radkova Lhota, Troubky and Špičky.

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Přerov.