Doubravice nad Svitavou: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Above the valley of the Nešůrky stream lies the ruin of Doubravice Castle, about 1.5 km from Doubravice nad Svitavou. Doubravice Castle was built in the last third of the 13th century and had already been abandoned by 1528.

History and culture

The Church of St. John the Baptist complex comprises the church itself and the statue of St. John of Nepomuk standing opposite it to the northeast. The Baroque building dates from 1717 and was completely rebuilt after the fire of 1760. The complex also includes a Baroque mortuary chapel built into the cemetery wall.

In the southern part of the town square stands a stone sculpture of St. Sebastian enclosed by a balustrade; it bears the engraved year 1713. On the southern outskirts of Doubravice nad Svitavou, near the cemetery on the right-hand side of the road towards Rájec, stands an approximately 2-metre-high, brick-built and plastered wayside shrine. Boží muka is a brick-built wayside shrine with Baroque features that was already recorded on maps from the First Military Survey. The small architectural structure is an important element shaping the local landscape and a testament to popular piety in Doubravice nad Svitavou.

At the exit from Doubravice nad Svitavou towards Boskovice stands a Baroque cross bearing the year 1799. It is considered an important monument of local significance. The weir on the Svitava is a technical structure that is still in operation today for regulating the river and generating electrical energy.

Getting around

Cycle route 5202 passes through Doubravice nad Svitavou and intersects cycle route 5204 in the town square. The latter runs via the Klemov district to Doubravice nad Svitavou and continues from the town square towards Kuničky.

Doubravice nad Svitavou has a railway stop on the Brno–Česká Třebová line. The annual raising of the maypole takes place in Svobody Square and is jointly organised by the volunteer fire brigade in Doubravice nad Svitavou and the Městys Doubravice nad Svitavou. The maypole is raised without mechanical aids.

Landscape

The named mountains in the vicinity of Doubravice nad Svitavou include Skatulec. The mountains Jedla, Bučí and Střela are also located in the surrounding area.

Surroundings

The wider regional surroundings of Doubravice nad Svitavou include the Kuchlov ruin, Brno Zoo, the Pomník obětem 1. a 2. světové války monument and the Hrádek ruin.

Other places

Other places: Lubě, Brťov-Jeneč, Bořitov, Kořenec, Skalice nad Svitavou, Senetářov, Lysice, Kunice.

To the higher-level travel overview: Blansko District.