Šakvice: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The wide village green of Dědina reveals Šakvice’s historic village structure, with farmsteads on both sides.

Culture

The Church of St. Barbara has a Gothic core and is a protected cultural monument. Medieval architectural elements have been preserved in its presbytery. During repair work in March 2000, paintings and structural elements dating back to the 12th century were also discovered.

The statue of St. Isidore, the patron saint of farmers, dates from 1748. The sculpture group of St. John of Nepomuk, which was donated to Šakvice in 1724, has once again been placed in the village square; the sculpture group of the Holy Trinity has also stood there since 1913.

Traditions

Vostatky traditionally takes place at the end of February. The cultural programme is organised by FS Hanýsek from Šakvice and ends with an evening programme and the burial of the bass. Šakvice’s traditional Hody takes place every year on the third weekend of July and is organised by the local Stárci and Stárky.

On Easter Sunday, Šakvice’s Košt vín wine tasting takes place. It features wines from residents of Šakvice as well as exhibitors from surrounding villages.

Surroundings

Dívčí Hrady is a ruin in the immediate vicinity of Šakvice. The mountains of Obora, Pálava, Turold and Nedánov are located in the surroundings of Šakvice.

The wider region around Šakvice includes Fünfkirchen Castle, a castle, Pohansko, also a castle, and Falkenstein Ruin, a ruin.

More local pages: Velké Pavlovice, Morkůvky, Horní Vestonice, Brod Nad Dyjí, Valtice, Březí U Mikulova, Pavlov U Dolních Věstonic, Bořetice.

To the higher-level travel overview: Břeclav District.