Koryčany: Culture, Traditions and Hiking

Thonet Villa in Koryčany was built in 1896 based on a design by the Vienna-based Fellner & Helmer studio. In March 2023, the Czech Ministry of Culture declared it a cultural monument.

Culture

Koryčany Château is a Baroque château built after 1677. It is not open to the public, but its well-maintained garden can be visited year-round. The château park covers 2.8 hectares.

The parish church in Koryčany, dedicated to Saint Lawrence, is first mentioned in 1350. The church contains a life-size Gothic wooden statue of the Virgin Mary dating from around the end of the 14th century.

The Jewish cemetery in Koryčany contains more than 200 gravestones. The oldest surviving gravestone dates from 1674. In the 1990s, the cemetery was designated a state-protected cultural monument.

Traditions

The traditional Koryčanská pouť takes place on the first weekend in September. In the vicinity of Koryčany, a traditional pilgrimage to Hora svatého Klimenta takes place every year during the Whitsun holidays.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Koryčany, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions represent different points of comparison on the respective offer pages. Depending on the travel period and the preferred type of stay, this information can help structure the practical accommodation decision. When planning your stay, you can compare it with your preferred travel period and type of stay.

Hiking

The “Přechod Chřibů z Koryčan do Osvětiman” hiking route starts at the car service centre in Koryčany and ends in Osvětimany. Including a visit to Cimburk Castle, it is 14 kilometres long and takes five hours.

For the hike, the journey from Kroměříž to Koryčany is made by a bus operated by the Integrated Transport of the Zlín Region (IDZK). Along the hiking route, steps carved into the rock lead to Kazatelna Rock, a sandstone rock protruding from the slope in the vicinity of Koryčany, with views across the Kyjovka Valley to the opposite ridge of the Chřibské hřbety, Cimburk Castle and part of the Koryčanská přehrada reservoir.

For planning the day, the start and destination, the stated route length and the duration can be treated as separate points of reference. The bus journey from Kroměříž supplements this information with the described access route, while Kazatelna and Cimburk appear as named waypoints along the route.

Other Places

Other places: Vítonice, Holešov, Kvasice, Soběsuky, Hulín, Roštění, Chvalnov-Lísky and Blazice.

Nature

Swimming in the Koryčanská přehrada reservoir in the vicinity of Koryčany is prohibited because the entire reservoir lies within Zone 1 of the drinking water protection area.

Moravanské lúky is located in the vicinity of Koryčany. It is a complex of forest meadows and small forest clearings covering a total area of 8.72 hectares, designated a nature reserve on 28 October 1990.

To the higher-level travel overview: Kroměříž District.