Švábenice: Vacation Apartments and Holiday Homes

Culture

The Parish Church of St. Michael in Švábenice was built in the Baroque style between 1716 and 1718. Its tower is 53 meters high. The parish church has an art-historically valuable wooden pulpit, which was redesigned in 1851.

The Švábenice Museum is housed in a historic former school building dating from 1838. In eight rooms, it presents permanent exhibitions on social life as well as the history and past of Švábenice. A permanent exhibition of nativity scenes at the Švábenice Museum comprises around 1,400 nativity scenes.

The Church Museum in the Parish Church of St. Michael preserves paintings, sculptures, prints, and other objects from the history of the church, the parish, and the town. It is closed until further notice.

History

The sculptural ensemble of the Holy Trinity is the oldest cultural monument in Švábenice; an inscription dates its construction to 1711.

The former castle chapel in Švábenice stood approximately on the site of today's Chapel of the Virgin Mary Na Hradě. In the 12th century, Augustinians from Zderaz Monastery held services there in the Latin rite for the Lords of Švábenice.

Routes

The “Starobylou krajinou Hříběcích hor ze Švábenic ke Zdravé vodě” route leads from Švábenice via the Na Jezírku Chapel in the direction of Zdravá voda.

The “Malebnou krajinou Němčicka” cycling route passes through Švábenice and is suitable for recreational cycling.

Landscape

Hradisko and Předina are mountains in the vicinity of Švábenice. Rozkrámy is a hill in the immediate vicinity of Švábenice.

Hrádek and Kuchlov are located in the wider regional surroundings of Švábenice; both are ruins. Hrad Buchlov, a castle, Chlum, a mountain, and Socha sv. Jana Nepomuckého, a monument, are also located there.

Other places: Dobročkovice, Velešovice, Moravské Málkovice, Brankovice, Ježkovice, Rybníček, Kojátky, Topolany.

To the main travel overview: Vyškov District.