Smrzice: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Smržice combines distinctive sacred buildings, historical landmarks and concrete opportunities for exercise in and around the town. The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul was built from 1854 to 1860 and consecrated on 6 October 1861 by the auxiliary bishop of Olomouc, Rudolf Baron von Thyssebaart. Its interior is 42 metres long, 14 metres wide and 19 metres high.

Culture and History

Another historic building is the Baroque vicarage in Smržice. Pastor Vogl had it built in 1761 on the site of an old demolished building; it is considered the oldest building in the municipality. The municipality uses the vicarage for Easter and Christmas exhibitions.

The sacred and commemorative sites in the surrounding area include the Church of the Guardian Angels. In the immediate vicinity of Smržice, there are also the Monument to the Victims of the First World War and the Statue of St. John of Nepomuk. The Monument to the Victims of the First and Second World Wars is located in the wider regional surroundings of Smržice.

In front of the Sokolovna in Smržice stands a wayside shrine known as Boží muka, dating from the first half of the 18th century and described as the oldest in the Prostějov District. The territory of Smržice is also home to three commemorative plaques dedicated to three notable figures from Smržice: Jakub Kresy, Jaroslav Kubíček and editor Josef Kotek.

Activities

The sports and social complex in Smržice has a court with an artificial surface for tennis, small-sided football and nohejbal. Cycling is also associated with the Smržická šlapka cycling event: at its 25th edition on Saturday, 2 September 2023, both off-road and road routes were available.

The Naučná a poutní stezka trail to Stráž also passes through the town. The educational and pilgrimage trail is 3.6 kilometres long, leading from the town centre to Stráž and back to the final station, and is marked with the green KČT trail marking.

Nature and Surroundings

The mountains of Horka, Chlum and Předina are located in the surroundings of Smržice. The Stráž hill [Smžice] lies in the immediate vicinity of Smržice.

More local pages: Klopotovice, Ludmírov, Otaslavice, Bousín, Brodek U Konice, Protivanov, Dobrochov, Vřesovice.

To the higher-level travel overview: Prostějov District.