Ketkovice: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

The wooded western part of the Ketkovice area lies in the Údolí Oslavy a Chvojnice Nature Park. The valley of the Oslava and Chvojnice is a canyon-like tourist and recreational area shaped by meandering rivers.

Nature and landscape

The Údolí Oslavy a Chvojnice Nature Reserve, which also extends into Ketkovice, is home to the only extant site of the Adriatic tongue-orchid in the Czech Republic, as well as a relatively large population of the large-flowered pasqueflower at the edge of its Czech range. The Panorama viewpoint offers a view of the Oslava meander known as Čertův jazyk.

Hiking trails and cycling routes

A red-marked hiking trail leads from the Vysoké Popovice railway stop to Ketkovice and Levnov Castle. From Oslavany railway station, a green-marked hiking trail leads via Čučice to Ketkovický mlýn.

Two cycling routes also pass through Ketkovice: the Templářská 5199 cycling route is part of a 39-kilometre circular route, while the Hornická cycling route is 50 kilometres long.

History on the Oslava River

The remains of Levnov Castle lie on a rocky promontory high above the Oslava River. Levnov Castle was deliberately destroyed around 1440. Ketkovický, Vydrův mlýn was probably built at the same time as Levnov Castle, after 1300.

Church and pilgrimages

The Church of Saint Catherine in Ketkovice was built in 1780 on the site of an older church dating from the 13th century. It is classified as a cultural monument and is an east-facing single-nave building with a pentagonal presbytery.

The Cyril and Methodius pilgrimage takes place every year in July in Ketkovice. It includes a Mass at the Cyril and Methodius Chapel. The Saint Catherine pilgrimage takes place every year in November in Ketkovice.

Other places: Těšany, Vratislávka, Jiříkovice, Šerkovice, Mokrá-Horákov, Synalov, Židlochovice, Ledce

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