Loucná Nad Desnou: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

In the centre of Loučná nad Desnou stands the Renaissance residence that Přemek ze Žerotína commissioned in 1608 on the site of a wooden hunting lodge.

Culture and history

The castle chapel was later expanded into a parish church dedicated to Saints Cyril and Methodius; it features Baroque frescoes by Ignác Raab. Near the castle, a mechanical flax spinning mill developed into one of the most significant linen enterprises in the Habsburg monarchy and was awarded a prize at the 1873 World Exhibition in Vienna.

Park and landscape

Přemek III ze Žerotína created the castle park towards the end of the 17th century as an ornamental flower garden beside an orchard at the castle. It includes the Neptun Pond and a grotto, over whose stone arches the water flows from the pond as a waterfall.

The Kouty area is located in Loučná nad Desnou within the Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area. The Rysí skála educational trail runs through the Kouty area in the municipality of Loučná nad Desnou, on Medvědí hora mountain in the Jeseníky Mountains. The route is 2 km long, passes through elevations of 1,080 to 1,163 m, and can be reached from the mountain station of the cable car in Kouty nad Desnou.

Active attractions

The Tančírna sports and leisure complex in Loučná nad Desnou features a large, themed children's playground with the wooden ship Pinta, Stockholm Castle with climbing elements and a slide, a zip line, swings and a watercourse. The complex also includes a skatepark, a workout area, a parkour course and several leisure areas.

At Kocián Pond, visitors can purchase a day fishing permit, rent fishing equipment at the Tančírna Café and receive tips from experienced local anglers there. In the Kouty area, bicycles can also be transported by a six-seater cable car; the cable car is considered the fastest in the Czech Republic.

Railway

Loučná nad Desnou railway station is integrated into the IDSOK integrated transport system and is located on line 291 between Zábřeh na Moravě and Kouty nad Desnou. There are also the Petrov nad Desnou–Sobotín sections.

More destination pages: Moravičany, Zborov, Bušín, Sobotin, Písařov, Branná, Drozdov, Vyšehoří

For the overview of the wider travel region: Šumperk District.