Sokolnice: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Baroque granary in Sokolnice dates from the first quarter of the 18th century and is an important landmark of the municipality. During the Battle of the Three Emperors in 1805, it was a strategic base of the French army.

Architectural Heritage

Sokolnice Chateau originally developed from a Renaissance fortress. It underwent its last major alterations in the mid-19th century in the English Gothic Revival style. The chateau grounds include the Chapel of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, known as the eastern or Renaissance wing. It preserves wall paintings by the painter Josef Stern, which are still visible in their entirety today.

Landscape

Sokolnice lies in the flat Dyjsko-svratecký úval on the right bank of the Říčka, also called Zlatý potok. The Sokolnická bažantnice is a landscape complex comprising floodplain and lowland forests, semi-cultural meadows and park-like areas.

In the northwestern vicinity of Sokolnice lies the protected Žabárník area in the floodplain of the Dunávka; it provides a habitat for endangered birds, amphibians and reptiles.

Paths and Places of Interest

Sokolnice is a station on the Battle of the Three Emperors educational trail. Along the trail are observation stations commemorating important locations on the former battlefield. Another educational trail in Obora Sokolnice has six stations.

Cycle Route 5063 runs through Sokolnice along the Tuřany–Kobylnice–Sokolnice–Újezd u Brna route. Via Šlapanice, it connects the local cycle network with the cycle paths in Ždánický les, the cycle-path system of the Slavkov battlefield and the Moravian Karst.

Traditions and Wine

Traditional events in Sokolnice include the Jánské krojované hody festival, featuring a performance of Česká beseda. The programme of Jánské hody 2025 included the ceremonial handover of the festival rights in front of the Sokolovna building and a procession through Sokolnice.

The chapel on the village square in Sokolnice is considered a Marian chapel because a statue of the Virgin Mary stands at the centre of its altar; no explicit consecration has been established. Historically, the chapel was the site of church services, Corpus Christi processions and an annual pilgrimage mass.

The Spolek přátel dobrého vína association in Sokolnice organises wine tastings.

Other Places

Žatčany, Lubné, Zbraslav, Všechovice, Vratislávka, Tišnov, Veverské Knínice, Níhov

To the higher-level travel overview: Brno-Venkov District.