Holiday apartment in Drslavice – culture, nature and living traditions

Drslavice combines a distinctive village centre with the Chapel of Our Lady of Svatý Hostýn, the Obora forest with the history of Pepčín, and a diverse landscape featuring natural monuments, ponds and forest communities.

Culture and local traditions in Drslavice

The Chapel of Our Lady of Svatý Hostýn stands in the village centre and is considered Drslavice’s most important cultural monument. The Drslavské léto project also shapes cultural and social life: it has been organised since 2015 in cooperation with local associations and supports cultural, social, sporting and charitable events.

The customs maintained in Drslavice include the traditional Hody celebrations. A Fašank procession is also maintained as a local tradition. A long-standing Easter tradition sees boys walking through the village from Thursday to Saturday of Holy Week with Hrkávky rattles. These customs give a stay a clearly recognisable local character and offer families an opportunity to engage with the cultural character of the village.

Pepčín and the Obora Forest

A small chateau called Pepčín once stood in the cadastral area of the municipality of Drslavice. From 1903, Count JUDr. Václav Kounic had it built as a summer residence in the Obora forest near Drslavice. The chateau was demolished in 1981; only the clearing at its former site remains in the Obora forest. Since 2018, a newly built recreational area has been developing there. The site therefore combines a tangible historical trace with present-day development, even though the former building itself no longer exists.

Landscape, forests and rare species

Kovářův žleb – Obora is an extensive, continuous complex of ecologically valuable Carpathian oak-hornbeam forests, basiphilous thermophilous oak forests, Pannonian oak-hornbeam forests and valley alder forests in an otherwise comparatively intensively managed landscape. A pond in the Obora forest is home to rare amphibian species.

The natural area also includes the Terasy natural monument. It is one of the last refuges for endangered thermophilous plant species on the right-bank terraces of the Olšava, as well as for the insect species associated with them. If you value connections with nature when choosing a holiday apartment in Drslavice, you will therefore find a range of landscape themes here: forests, bodies of water, thermophilous habitats and species-rich terraces.

Routes and destinations for active days

A route to the Stepní rezervace Vrhové leads via the Terasy natural monument and along the retention basin and a group of ponds and pools on the Holomňa stream. Several cycling routes intersect in Drslavice. The documented connection between natural monuments, bodies of water and cycling routes allows you to incorporate various excursion interests into your planning without limiting your stay to just one type of experience.

The TJ sports complex has rest areas and seating with refreshments. For a stay with varying daily rhythms, this location therefore provides another specific point of orientation alongside the forest, village centre and natural destinations. The municipality of Drslavice also organises, together with other municipalities, a traditional New Year’s Eve gathering for the whole family at the former site of Pepčín in the Obora forest.

Wine-growing tradition as part of the village’s character

A wine-growing tradition in Drslavice has been documented since the 16th century. In 1900, the village’s vineyard area covered 12 hectares. These historical details complement the natural and cultural experiences with another theme and help you view local development not only through sights, but also through traditional forms of land use. When looking for a holiday apartment, you can therefore consider whether your trip should focus more on local culture, forest landscapes, observing nature, cycling and hiking routes, or regional history.

Other places to consider for your trip

In addition to Drslavice, you can also include Prakšice, Popovice, Traplice, Medlovice, Komňa, Boršice U Blatnice, Rudice and Polešovice in your further selection.

For the overview of the wider area, see: Uherské Hradiště District.