Rájec-Jestřebí: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Rájec nad Svitavou State Chateau is a national cultural monument and a French-style Neoclassical chateau. Members of the noble Salm family had it built according to plans by the French architect Isidor Amand Canavel between 1763 and 1769. Rájec-Jestřebí lies at the confluence of the Svitava and Býkovka rivers and in a picturesque valley at the transition between the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and the Drahany Highlands.

Landscape

The immediate surroundings of Rájec-Jestřebí are characterised by several elevations. Jedla Mountain lies nearby, while the mountains of Skatulec, Bučí and Střela are located in the vicinity of Rájec-Jestřebí.

A specific connection between the town and the landscape is provided by the Jedle–Hořice excursion route. It leads from Rájec-Jestřebí railway station via Jestřebí along a well-marked hiking trail to the ridge and offers views of the town and its surroundings. The area at Hořice can also be used.

Culture

The chateau is also home to horticultural and cultural attractions. The Langr nursery cultivates dahlias, which visitors can admire outdoors in late summer. The rare Rájec camellias are cared for and exhibited in the chateau’s rooms every two years. The horticultural grounds of Rájec-Jestřebí Chateau are divided into three terraces connected by stairs.

In June, concerts of the International Music Festival of the 13 Cities, Concentus Moraviae, take place at Rájec-Jestřebí Chateau. West of the chateau building, the Teatrum stands in the chateau park; it is a small structure for open-air theatre performances.

Historical landmarks can also be found in the town centre and in the district of Jestřebí. The Church of All Saints in Rájec-Jestřebí contains wall paintings from the 15th century uncovered in the presbytery and is an architecturally valuable landmark in the town centre. In the square in front of the Church of All Saints stands a statue of the Archangel Raphael dating from 1749, a valuable monument. The statue of Saint Florian, dating from 1888, was made by the ironworks in Blansko and is a valuable example of artistic craftsmanship from the late 19th century.

A cast-iron cross stands by the Chapel of Saint Anne in Jestřebí. It was erected in 1868 in memory of the farmer Josef Fojt, who drowned during the flood on 13 June 1867. Generations of actors have continued the tradition of amateur theatre in Rájec-Jestřebí to this day.

In the wider region around Rájec-Jestřebí are Brno Zoo, the Kuchlov ruins, the Hrádek ruins and a memorial to the victims of the First and Second World Wars.

Other places: Senetářov, Horní Smržov, Kozárov, Letovice, Deštná, Velenov, Svitávka, Vysočany U Blanska

To the higher-level travel overview: Blansko District.