Křelov-Břuchotín: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Křelov-Břuchotín is home to Fort XVII Křelov, a polygonal permanent fort built between 1851 and 1854. Fort XVII Křelov is listed as an immovable cultural monument of the Czech Republic. The Museum of the Olomouc Fortification Complex at Fort Křelov XVII offers guided tours for the public and tours for groups that have registered in advance. FortFest is a family festival held on the grounds of Fort XVII during the summer season.

History

Fort XX in Křelov is one of around 22 forts that Emperor Franz Joseph I had built around Olomouc in the mid-19th century. Despite military conflicts and the forces of nature, it has been preserved in an almost original condition.

Culture

The church in Křelov was first mentioned in written records in 1279. A new Baroque church dedicated to Saint Giles was built from the ground up between 1719 and 1721. The present-day church dedicated to Saint Giles was built between 1991 and 1993 based on a design by the Polish architect Jerzy Pekala.

The Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is a free-standing, non-oriented field chapel with a rectangular floor plan, a right-angled termination and a gabled roof between triangular gables. According to the parish chronicle, its present location is believed to be where the former parish church of Křelov probably stood. Behind the chapel stands the Křelov expiatory cross at the intersection of Marie Kudeříková and Večeřova streets.

Surroundings

The fort is located on regional cycle route 51A and just a few hundred metres from long-distance cycle route 4, the Moravian Route. This route runs from the Jeseníky Mountains to the borders with Slovakia and Austria.

The grounds of Fort XX include an adjacent public meadow with a stone circular fire pit and recreational areas, as well as another 2.5-hectare meadow towards Křelov with an orchard dedicated to restoring original fruit varieties.

Other destinations in this overview include Domašov U Šternberka, Charváty, Uničov, Ústín, Liboš, Bělkovice-Lašťany, Hraničné Petrovice and Babice U Šternberka.

For the higher-level travel overview, see: Olomouc District.