Horní Rožínka: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Landscape

Horní Rožínka lies in a hilly landscape on a plateau at an altitude of approximately 528 metres above sea level.

History

The first written record of Horní Rožínka dates from 1366. In the past, the village was known as Opatská Roženka, and occasionally simply as Roženka. Horní Rožínka remained in the possession of Žďár Monastery until 1784.

Culture

The shingle-roofed bell tower, with the Chapel of the Virgin Mary on the ground floor, dates from the 19th century and was renovated in 1998. The historic bell tower in Horní Rožínka is registered as a historic architectural monument under catalogue number 1000141257.

The memorial plaque commemorating Sylvestr Blaha is located on the corner of farmhouse no. 3, opposite the chapel in Horní Rožínka. Sylvestr Blaha later headed the military office of President T. G. Masaryk and also held this position under President Edvard Beneš.

The prominent Czech economist Jan Koloušek was born in Horní Rožínka, Moravia, on 15 December 1859. Traditionally, the Horní Rožínka volunteer fire brigade organised outings under the chestnut trees every summer.

Transport

There is a bus stop next to the Horní Rožínka municipal office. The nearest railway stations are located in Rozsochy, Rožná and Bystřice nad Pernštejnem.

Activities

The Santini cycling route 5061 runs from Zvole via Horní Rožínka to Rozsochy. The 31-kilometre cycling trip “Na kole za zábavou” runs via Rozsochy and Horní Rožínka to Zvole. The 129-kilometre Dukovany–Javorek horse-riding trail passes through Horní Rožínka.

Horní Rožínka has a multi-purpose sports court with an artificial surface and a children’s playground with climbing equipment. There is also a well-maintained fire-water reservoir where swimming is permitted at your own risk.

Other places in the same higher-level area include Osové, Sklené Nad Oslavou, Dolní Heřmanice, Světnov, Stránecká Zhoř, Jabloňov, Radešínská Svratka and Pavlínov.

To the higher-level travel overview: Žďár nad Sázavou District.