Jezernice: Viaducts, Museum and Floodplain Landscape

Jezernice combines distinctive architectural history with a municipal museum and a unique floodplain landscape. The various topics range from the Jezernice Viaducts and St. Martin's Church to the habitat along the Bečva.

Architectural History and Historical Traces in Jezernice

The Jezernice Viaducts are a technical monument. The viaducts are 10 metres high and have 42 arches. Their present form dates from 1873. The structure thus combines a height of 10 metres and 42 arches with its current form dating from 1873. This makes it a major technical feature of the local history. For those interested in historic railway structures, architectural dimensions and a specific historical date come together here.

St. Martin's Church in Jezernice dates from the 15th century. Jezernice also has a statue of Saint John of Nepomuk at house number 158. It bears the signature J. T. and dates from 1835. This means that in the village you will encounter a religious building from the 15th century and a statue from the 19th century. These two testimonies add further historical motifs to the viaducts.

Municipal Museum Offering Insights into Everyday Life

The Jezernice Municipal Museum presents the exhibition “Co všechno odvál čas”. It documents the life of the municipality, especially during the first half of the 20th century. The exhibition includes a kitchen with a dresser for storing food and crockery, a table with an old kerosene lamp and a bench that once stood beneath the window. The kitchen places domestic everyday life at the centre and thus provides a different focus from the viaducts and St. Martin's Church.

For your planning, it is important to note that the exhibition is open irregularly during municipal events or by prior arrangement.

Floodplain Landscape, Birdlife and a Planned Cycling Route Section

Přední Familie is a particularly bird-rich and interesting floodplain landscape in Jezernice. The adjoining section of the Bečva near Přední Familie is a habitat of the endangered Kessler's gudgeon. Here, the focus is not on a single structure, but on the combination of the river environment, floodplain landscape and a rare fish species.

There is also a specific connection to Jezernice when it comes to orientation for cyclists: The second section of the Jezernice–Slavíč cycle path was intended to continue outside the built-up area of Jezernice through the open countryside along road III/4377 and connect to an existing paved path at the viaduct. This therefore provides for a route through the open countryside and a connection at the viaduct. The section must be distinguished as a planned continuation rather than a route currently available for use. This planning status is decisive when choosing a route.

More Destinations for Your Search

For further research, you can also visit Troubky, Šišma, Veselíčko, Horní Újezd, Vlkoš, Černotín, Lisna and Radkovy.

For the higher-level travel overview: Přerov District.