Drnovice U Vyškova: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In Drnovice U Vyškova, a 26-metre-high steel observation tower with 144 steps rises on Chocholík Hill. From the top, you can enjoy views of the surrounding area and, in good visibility, as far as the peaks of the Beskids.

Views and Trails

The Chocholík observation tower is freely accessible all year round. It can be reached via a paved path from the local cemetery and marked hiking trails. Cycle route 5071 also passes through the area, running via Rousínov, Habrovany, Nemojany, Pístovice, Ježkovice, Opatovice, Drnovice and Vyškov.

History and Culture

The parish church of St Lawrence has a late Gothic core. Its presbytery and nave were extended with a tower in the 16th century. The church is also associated with the pilgrimage to St Lawrence, which takes place on 10 August.

Drnovice Château was built by Jan Mundy between 1866 and 1869. From 1899 to 1947, it housed a care facility for 80 women. Drnovice Cultural Centre was used for exhibitions, conferences, discussion groups and performances by local amateur actors, who have a long-standing tradition in the municipality.

Nature Around the Village

Two heart-leaved lime trees stand by the Church of St Lawrence and are associated with 21 January 2004. Two small-leaved lime trees grow on Old Street in the centre of Drnovice; they are associated with 4 October 2010.

Near Drnovice, north of Chocholík Hill and among fields, there is a natural feature known as “Mokřad pod Chocholíkem”. It is a shallow depression in the terrain covered with reeds, surrounded by grass, shrubs and trees. The wetland is not a protected area and probably has no official name.

The wetland can be reached on foot from the Drnovice Na Žlebě bus stop via a blue-marked trail in approximately 1.9 km, or from the cemetery via a yellow-marked farm track in approximately 1.3 km. The farm track from the cemetery to the wetland is suitable for bicycles of all types.

Other places: Holubice, Austerlitz, Dobročkovice, Lysovice, Milešovice, Drysice, Vážany Nad Litavou, Rybníček.

To the higher-level travel overview: Vyškov District.