THE NATURAL PARK STRAZNICKE POMORAVI

Since 1993 Straznicke Pomoravi /31 sq km/ has protected fancy mosaic of natural biotops. The original river-basin of the Morava river with its meanders and the rest of its blind branches is really unique. There are flood-plain forests with ash, oak and alder trees and swamp meadows, too. Unwooded sandy garbled heaps around railways are protected. In the park, you can see birds like stork, egret, kingfisher, sand martin, peewit, etc., along the river there live also muskrat, beaver and rarely otter. Uniqueness of this landscape is also demonstrated with appearance of rare species of migrant and vivacious birds like e.g. cormorant, grey goose, kite or sea-eagle.

A bike-path is available in the park. Excursions through this preserved area are available for groups of ten or more people. /phone: 00420 518 337 707, 00420 724 162 265 or bkarpaty@c-box.cz. Running the meandering river in canoes can bring you deep experience. Fishing license can be ensured /see chapter fishing/.

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RAL PRESERVE OSKOVEC

The largest mixed colony of dozens of nests of ashy herons and white stork in Moravia protected since 1953 is spread on the right bank of the Morava river on old oaks, ashes and aspens /6.1 ha/. Watching is possible from the left bank across the river /Oskovec II/. The entrance to the banks in the preserve Osypane brehy (Broken-down banks) is limited within the period from April 1 to July 15

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RAL SHOWPLACE OSYPANE BREHY (BROKEN-DOWN BANKS)

It wasdeclared in 1999 on the river Morava banks. It is 75.9 ha large /165m above the sea level/. It is an uncontrolled stage of the Morava river with three powerful meanders sawing into neighboring forests. There is a unique sandy wall exceeding the valley wall by approximately 13 m.  There are nests of a sand martin in it.
A forest path with seven boards with educational information runs through the wood from Privoz /Bechtl’s memorial/ over blowing sands to Osypane brehy.

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NATIONAL NATURAL SHOWPLACE VATE PISKY (BLOWING SANDS)

A narrow forest strip /nearly 100m wide, 5.5km long, 94.5ha large/ along both sides of the railway between the Bzenec-Privoz and Rohatec stations is a superb locality of blowing sands and riches of sand-requiring species of plants and animals. You can see plants like sand grass, everlasting flower, shepherd’s club, insects like cockchafer or maybug, plenty of beetles and warm-requiring spiders. Some of them are very rare according to European criterion. On the sands also lives a green lizard and a grass snake which is similar to viper but it is harmless! The surrounding forests of Bzenec oak wood are rich in convexes and talcums

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BATA’S CANAL

In the 1930s, a project of irrigation canal was worked out because of impassability of the Morava river /water in the river often declined and consequently did the level of underwater/.Jan Bata also dreamed about a canal Dunaj-Odra-Labe. In May 1938, a project of building of a small canal according to the Dutch model was made. Building started on October 16, 1934 and finished in the autumn 1938 in the section Otrokovice-Rohatec. Proposing depth was 1.50m. This water way along the canal was determined for loading transportation of „lignit“ from the Ratiskovice mines to the power station in Otrokovice. Nowadays, the canal works fully in its lengh of 65km including 13 chambers, a water cable, landing places and a tippler. There are also a couple of boat-houses and the canal is used for mild water tourism.

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At Sudomerice, a terminal port with a lignite reloading-place, a so-called tippler, and a work-siding connection to the railway station of Rohatec were built. At the tippler, a wagon with lignite was lifted on one side and the lignite was tipped out onto the available boats. The Canal was designed for freight boats with the tonnage of 150 tons and draught 1,20 m; the designed boat dimensions were 38 x 5,05 m. Today, the tippler is a technical monument, you can find a boathouse and refreshment here.

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VITICULTURE IN PETROV-PLZE

Another remarkable viticulture village is certainly Petrov /3km south from Straznice/ known due to its viticulture district – Plze. The local wine cellars are already mentioned in the 15th century and later in the 16th and 17th century. There are more than 80 buidings in the district. The cellar fronts with their architectural elements of Baroque shapes attract the highest attention. White lime front walls with blue decoration and one or two-wing doors made of oak wood augment estetical experience. One of the biggest cellars is 30m long, 5.5m wide and 3m high. In 1983, Plze was declared the Monumental Preserve of Folk Architecture. Visitors of Plze can appreciate the quality of wine in many local wine cellars, e.g. at Mr. Klasek, Svoboda and other wine-makers. Everybody will welcome you and offer comfortable seating with a glass of good wine. /phone: :Svoboda 00420 723 738 978/

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VITICULTURE IN SUDOMERICE

Sudomerice lies in the southern part of Straznicko and the local vineyards are on the uphills only a couple of meters from the state border. Those are the most southern uphills of the White Carpathians. You can find them 3km behind the village in a locality called Stare hory. Thanks to good climatic and geological conditions, the local wine-makers can be proud of wine of a very high quality, which can be offered to you in their wine cellars in the district of Stary potok. The district is made of a line with 30 wine cellars near the stream and a viticultural district Sudomerice. Sitting and tasting is offered in these cellars,too. /Bucek‘s family-see front page, or other wine-makers/

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ZEROTIN – NATURAL MONUMENT

The hill Zerotin /322 above the sea level/ provides a nice view over all Pomoravi. Its uphills are covered by plenty of vineyards and orchards. NM Zerotin on the top of the hill /1.4ha/ is the only preserved fragment of oak-wood in the White Carpathians. You can see little meadows with shrubs of cornels, viburnum and oak trees /Quercus pubescens/. It is also possible to see rare pasqueflowers, orchids, irises etc.and various insects. Bulky rowan trees /sorbus domestica/ grow among the vineyards. They were proclaimed the trees of Slovacko. 

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It lies in the valley under the Sumarnik hill, 2km above the village Tvarozna Lhota. You can find a natural swimming pool /2ha/, refreshment stalls /during the season/, a car camp, hostels and the Hotel Radejov /see front page/ there. This area offers swimming, bike tourism, mushrooming and country evenings under the sky. Information available at the Infocentre

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This iron view-tower is located on the top of the Travicna hill /380m /. At the same time, it is used for transmitting of OSM network. It was built in 2000 /35m high/. It is the first view-tower in the protected landscape area of the White Carpathians. If you climb up 177 steps, you can view the landscape from its gallery. A permanent exposition about the nature and culture of the CHKO White Carpathian seats downstairs. /see front page/

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This touristic district lies under the Travicna view-tower. There is a small museum of buildings from the Kopanice area, folds, ecological educational path with 7 sittings, exposition of 23 original woody species from the White Carpathians and sport atractions for children and adults like bridges, wire rope ways, ropes, mountaineering trees etc. There is also a natural ampitheatre, a camp for tents and Indian tents. Pastures for ship, goats and horses are all around. Horse rides are available /see front page/. 

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In the end of the 19th century, there were around 10 cottages in woody valley of the Mandat stream creating the Mlynky colony. Today only a couple of them are settled. You can also see an original small village chapel and a mill supply ditch. 40 years ago, a recreational area came into being around the water reservoir Kostolnica/60ha/. Summer refreshment and the boarding house Jana belong to it. The reservoir Kostolnica serves for swimming and fishing. However, state border runs through it and therefore it is recommended to have valid passports here. 

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The preserve Radejov lies between the Mlynky colony and Lucina. It is spread in the valley of the Mandat stream. If you walk or bike there, you can see beautiful colchicums, flags and orchids on large meadows with lonely oaks and ponds. Attentive and quiet visitors can meet deer, fallow deer or boar. In winter, the cross-country skiing is available. Then it is possible to get Slovak Kopanice or the long-distance Javorina hill. In Radejov, there is a lighted and snow-arranged downslope Stepnicky /ski lift 2x 350m/. Information-centre Radejov, phone:518 337 828, www.radejov.cz

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In 1987, Certoryje was declared the National natural preserve. It belongs to one of the rarest areas in the preserved landscape area of the White Carpathians. There are vast meadows of fauna and flora with high substitution of critically threatened species, orchids most of all. The scattered trees –oaks, limes and birches - look like a large informal park. Sometimes there are spring areas with wetland and cotton-grass vegetation. The preserve is 800 ha large and lies 350-520m above the sea level. There are 500 kinds of superior plants from which 50 kinds are preserved. 22 kinds of orchids can be seen there. Certoryje belongs to the richest meadows of Europe. /there are nearly 110 kinds of plants per 24km2/. Important species are e.g.: Ophrys fuciflora, Gymnadenia conopsea, slipperwort (Cypripedium calceolus) and irises (Iris graminea or Iris variegata).

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This meadow preserve /66.4ha/ is hidden in the forests of fallow-deer preserve Puste, 4.5km southeast of Radejov. It consists of meadows rich in kinds of plants with many lonely trees, two smaller lakes and swamps. You can find flag, flix, yellow gentian and more than 10 kinds of orchids here.

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