Nelepeč-Žernůvka: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In Nelepeč-Žernůvka, a distinctive valley setting meets a wooded hilly landscape: Žernůvka lies in a narrow valley formed by the Závistka stream, while Nelepeč is situated below a ridge at the foot of Pasník, whose elevation is locally given as 544 metres above sea level. Extensive forests surround Nelepeč-Žernůvka.

Landscape and Public Transport

The regular IDS JMK 312 bus service serves Nelepeč-Žernůvka hourly in both directions and offers connections in Tišnov to trains travelling towards Brno.

Culture and History

The Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows was consecrated on 19 November 1930 and is open to visitors. It is an elongated central building with a polygonal floor plan, a shallow apse and a prismatic turret above the western entrance façade. Statues of Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Elisabeth of Thuringia stand on the terrace in front of the chapel.

The chapel and Domov sv. Alžběty in Žernůvka were entrusted to the architect Jindřich Vágner and designed after the model of the Roman Basilica of Saint Paul. Construction of what later became Domov sv. Alžběty in Žernůvka began in March 1930; it was initially intended as a convalescent home for Franciscan nuns.

Other listed monuments include the historicist stone cross in Nelepeč-Žernůvka. It dates from 1868 and is considered a valuable cultural and historical monument. Near the edge of Nelepeč-Žernůvka, there is also a wooden cross bearing a naïvely rendered silhouette of Christ painted on sheet metal, which is regarded as a noteworthy monument of folk art.

Paths and Routes

The demanding mountain-bike route Deblín–Úsuší–Nelepeč–Žernůvka passes through small villages and follows the Loučka and Závistka streams. The Žernůvka–Úsuší route starts in Žernůvka and leads via Nelepeč. It is 8.4 kilometres long and suitable for hikers and cyclists. Around Pasník and Loučský vrch, this route follows a green-marked hiking trail.

More local pages: Úsuší, Kratochvilka, Unín, Doubravník, Nové Bránice, Blažovice, Vranov, Vlasatice.

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