Landmarks and places of interest around Kozlovice:

• Cultural landmarks and places of interest in the Kozlovice surroundings
• Engineering landmarks and places of interests in the Kozlovice surroundings
• Natural landmarks and places of interest in the Kozlovice surroundings

Cultural landmarks and places of interest around Kozlovice:

Palkovice – Myslikovské Lurdy

Distance from Kozlovice: about 4,5 km
Description: Located on the hill above the mill is Lurdská Cave, where local parish priest Stanislav Dubina began a campaign in 1946 to erect a memorial marking the end of the Second World War and remembering the victims of it from this region. Today this place serves as a pilgrimage site, especially during May.

Hukvaldy – The Castle of Hukvaldy

Distance from Kozlovice: about 6 km
Tel.: +420 558 699 323
WEB.: www.janackovy-hukvaldy.cz
Description: The castle ruins of Hukvaldy are among the largest in Central Europe and the largest in Moravia. The stone castle was built in the 13th century and was never conquered in all its history. This location is closely connected to the life and work of composer Leoš Janáček. Open from April to October and host to many cultural events.

Kunčice pod Ondřejníkem – the wooden church of St. Prokop and St. Barbara

Distance from Kozlovice: about 11 km
Description: This unique chapel was moved from Ruthenia to here during the time of the First Republic (1918).

Belfries and chapels in Trojanovice

Distance from Kozlovice: about 12 km
WEB.: www.frenstat.info
Description: Tourists can visit several traditional Walachian belfries and chapels not far from Trojanovice. Noteworthy are the chapel at the hotel U Kociána, dating back to 1905, and the chapel at Bystré, which stands next to the statue of the Virgin Mary dating back to 1720.

Kopřivnice – Šostýn Castle

Distance from Kozlovice: about 13 km
WEB.: www.lasska-brana.cz
Description: Located 1.5 km south of Kopřivnice, this castle dates back to the mid-13th century. It was probably destroyed during the Hussite wars and today all that remains of it is the moat, two ramparts, the remains of a bulwark, the palace, and tower. The castle is open to the public all year round.

Frýdek-Místek – Frýdek Castle

Distance from Kozlovice: about 13 km
Adresa: Zámecké náměstí (on Castle Square), Frýdek-Místek
Opening hours: Tue, Wed, Fri 8:00 – 12:00 12:30 – 16:00, Thu 8:00 – 12:00 12.30 – 17:00, Sat – Sun 13:00 – 17:00
WEB.: www.web.telecom.cz/muzeumbeskyd
E-mail: muzeumbeskyd@telecom.cz
Tel.: +420 558 621924
Description: Originally a Gothic border castle, it was founded during the first half of the 14th century by the Těšínsko nobility and stands on the right side of the River Ostravice. It was the seat of the autonomous Frýdek domain from the 16th through the 18th centuries. Afterwards it was in the possession of the Hapsburgs until 1918 when Czechoslovakia achieved statehood. At present, it serves as an important cultural center for the foothills of the Beskydy Mountains and is home to the Beskydy Museum, open all year round and offering permanent expositions, guided tours (also in English and German) and many cultural activities.

Štramberk – ruins of Štramberk Castle and Štramberk Tower Trúba

Distance from Kozlovice: about 17 km
WEB.: www.hrad-stramberk.cz
Tel.: +420 556 812 085
Description: A cylindrical Gothic tower referred to as Trúba, it measures 40 m high, with a diameter of 10 m and fortifications on the north-east side, and dates back to the first half of the 14th century.
There’s a beautiful view of the surroundings from the ramparts and, of course, the tower. Cultural events are regularly staged there.

Frýdek-Místek – Pilgrimage to the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary ( Bazilika minor Navštívení Pannny Marie ve Frýdku)

Distance from Kozlovice: about 17 km
Adresa: Zámecké náměstí (on Castle Square), Frýdek-Místek
Description: A spectacular late Baroque dual tower construction. The only Basilica minor in Czech Silesia and North Moravia, where the charter was bestowed by John Paul II. Due to miraculous feats attributed to the stone statue of the Virgin Mary, pilgrims have been meeting here since the mid-17th century.

Pustevny

Distance from Kozlovice: about 17 km
Description: Pustevny gets its name from the Czech word meaning hermit and was home to a group of them until the last one died in 1875. Today it is home to a group of unique buildings with preservation status (e.g. Restaurant Libušín and the accommodations Maměnka) built in folk style by the renowned architect, Dušan Jurkovič, who based his designs on Walachian folk styles. There are other restaurants here built out of wood (for example, Valaška, U Zaryša, etc.).
You can reach Pustevny by chairlift from Trojanovice-Ráztoka.Not far from Pusteveny, on the way to the statue of the pagan god Radegast (another one stands on Radhošť Mountain), is the Scenic lookout of Cyrilek, offering a beautiful view of the valley below and the cities of Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Štramberk, and their surroundings.

Frýdek-Místek – The chapel of the Holy Cross in Liskovec Hájek (pilgrimage site)

Distance from Kozlovice: about 18 km
Description: The location takes its name from the former woods belonging to an archduke, where a cross and well were located and visited by pilgrims from the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. These people believed that the water from the well had the power of miracles.

Rožnov p. R. – The Walachian open-air museum national cultural landmark

Distance from Kozlovice: about 19 km
Adresa: ul. Palackého 147, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm
Otevírací doba: Podrobnější rozpis návštěvní doby na webových stránkách skanzenu.
WEB.: www.vmp.cz
E-mail: prohlidka@vmp.cz
Tel.:+420 571 757 111
Description: Jedná se o nejstarší museum v přírodě ve střední Evropě. Skládá se ze tří areálů: „Dřevěné městečko, „Valašská dědina a „Mlýnská dolina.

Štramberk – the Church of St. Catherine in Tamovice

Distance from Kozlovice: about 20 km
Description: The church in Tamovice represents a rare preservation among churches made totally out of wood and stone.

Rybí – the Church of the Holy Cross

Distance from Kozlovice: about 22 km
Description: The church in Rybí probably dates back to the end of the 14th century and consists of a stone structure with a wooden roof and tower.

Engineering landmarks and places of interests around Kozlovice

Frenštát p. R. – Town Hall Tower

Distance from Kozlovice: about 8 km
Adresa: nám. Míru no. 1, Frenštát pod Radhoštěm
Tel.: +420 556 836 916
Description: The tower offers a beautiful view of the city and the Beskydy panorama. The tour also offers a look at statues sculpted by Albín Polášek, Karel Vašut, and other local artists.

Frenštát p. R. – Buckwheat mill

Distance from Kozlovice: about 11 km
Adresa: no. 130, Frenštát pod Radhoštěm
Tel.: +420 556 835 448
WEB: www.pohankovymlyn.cz
Description: Buckwheat has been made at the mill at Kopané in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm by mechanical means since 1861, at no detriment to the daily supply of vitamins. Taste excursions can always be arranged by phone.

Kopřivnice – Bílá Hora (583 m above sea level)

Distance from Kozlovice: about 15 km
Tel.: +420 737 207 294
WEB: www.lasska-brana.cz
Description: The tower is a modern architectural work designed to resemble the structure of DNA. It rises 43 m with an observation platform at 26 m above the ground. A Solar spiral staircase adorned with the 12 signs of the zodiac leads to the platform.

Štramberk – Trúba

Distance from Kozlovice: about 16 km
Tel.: +420 556 801 935
WEB: www.stramberk.cz
Description: This cylindrical Gothic tower, known as Trúba, reaches 40 m with a circumference of 10 m. A roof with observation platform was added in 1903 by architect Adolf Hrstka. The tower is the only preserved remains of Štramberk Castle, built during the first half of the 14th century.

Natural landmarks and places of interest around Kozlovice

Hukvaldy – Hukvaldy national preserve

Distance from Kozlovice: about 3 km
WEB: www.hukvaldy.eu
Description: A unique national park located in the land surrounding the hill with Hukvaldy Castle on top and reaches all the way up to the top of Kazničov, which rises 600 m above sea level. A special rarity of the preserve is a group of 7 beech trees with extraordinarily massive root systems. The trees are estimated to be 150 years old. The yellow marked trail at the guidepost Hukvaldy – Obora (at the bell tower in Měrkovice) also leads to the Hukvaldy preserve.
Various nature trails wind through the Hukvaldy preserve and can be reached directly from Kozlovice.

Kopřivnice – Raškův kámen (492 m above sea level)

Distance from Kozlovice: about 16 km
WEB: www.lasska-brana.cz
Description: Raškův kámen is a singular limestone block wrenched off a coral reef during an underwater landslide, eventually settling in a deep part of the ocean basin. In 1951 an iron observation platform was built on the highest point of the rock. It offers an excellent view of the cities of Kopřivnice, Štramberk, and their surroundings. The yellow marked tourist trail from Kopřivnice leads here.

Kopřivnice – Váňův kámen (420 above sea level)

Distance from Kozlovice: about 16 km
WEB: www.lasska-brana.cz
Description: Váňův kamen involves the legend of a devil that supposedly dropped the rock here while flying over White Mountain. It was therefore dubbed Čertův kámen, or the Devil’s stone, in earlier times. Váňův kámen is also an important archaeological find. A major popular uprising took place on this location on June 26, 1695.

The blue marked tourist trail leads close to Váňův kamen, which can be reached from Štramberk Trúba, and continues on to the city of Kopřivnice.

Štramberk – Botanical gardens and arboretum

Distance from Kozlovice: about 17 km
Tel.: +420 732 170 019 (Monday between 16:00 and 18:00)
WEB: www.stramberk.cz
Description: Located on the site of a former quarry at the southern base of White Mountain and above the city of Štramberk. This unique botanical garden was built at the bottom of the quarry with an arboretum on its slopes covering a total of 10 ha. Visits can be arranged by appointment.

Štramberk – Šipka cave

Distance from Kozlovice: about 17 km
WEB: www.stramberk.cz
Description: Located within the confines of a national park on the eastern slope of the hill known as Kotouno, this cave has brought fame to Štramberk thanks to the important archaeological finds discovered within it, among them lower jaw bone fragments of a Neanderthal child, the so-called Šipka jawbone, and a group of Bronze Age objects from the late period. The cave is open to the public all year round.

Photos: Vlastimil Bjaček, Vítězslav Jurečka, Šmíra Print s.r.o., Jiří Peloušek, Město Kopřivnice, UPL media, org.

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