Along the Besének stands the maple-leaved plane tree (Platanus x hispanica), a hybrid of the Oriental plane and the American sycamore. It is the only specimen of its kind in the municipality and a distinctive natural feature along the stream.
Paths and Routes
Since 1999, a main cycle route connecting Brno and Prague has passed through Šerkovice. A pleasant walk leads through the Besének stream valley towards Lomnice and is known as Obora.
The “Od rozhledny Klucanina po Květnici” hiking trail passes through Šerkovice; the village is one of its designated waypoints. The Tišnovská pivní stezka also passes a tourist shelter in Šerkovice and stops at the Chapel of Saint Anne.
History and Culture
The former fruit-drying house at number 47 is a state-protected monument from the 19th century and is currently used as a private recreational property. The Chapel of Saint Giles is also worth mentioning. Since 1895, the Chapel of Saints Cyril and Methodius has stood in a corner of the former school building.
The former forester’s lodge in the Paní Hora forest was built by Porta Coeli Monastery in 1900 and converted into a memorial to the Jermak partisan unit between 1980 and 1990. Šerkovice is home to the “Památník v Šerkovicích,” a memorial site dedicated to this partisan unit. A base of the same partisan detachment was also located in the surrounding forests.
The Statek U Kašpárků estate is a valuable historic property with a former mill and a former sawmill. The exterior has been preserved, and some parts of the original interior furnishings have also survived.
Other places: Sentice, Ořechov, Unkovice, Lubné, Žďárec, Rebešovice, Ivančice, Litostrov
