Moravičany: Cycling, Nature and Historic Religious Buildings

Moravičany combines cycling, protected nature and several historic religious buildings. If you are looking for a place where active exploration, landscape and culture come together at clearly identifiable points of interest, you will find a variety of starting points here. Routes, monuments and orientation within the village each give trip planning its own focus.

Exploring Moravičany by Train and Bike

The 74-kilometre cycling tour “Projížďka Litovelským Pomoravím” passes through Moravičany. From Mohelnice, it follows a cycle path to Moravičany, passes through the village and, at its edge, offers either a route through the forest or a cycle path to Doubravice.

If you are considering travelling by train, Moravičany railway station is located on railway line 270. It provides services for domestic passenger transport, including seat reservations.

Church Ensemble and Historic Details

The listed church ensemble of Saint George stands on a hill within the municipality. The ensemble includes a bell tower, an enclosing wall with a gate and a sandstone pulpit. Below the church, at the south-eastern foot of the hill, there is also a separate parish area. The site thus offers a historic ensemble whose individual components can be understood from the location of the hill.

Other cultural monuments in Moravičany include the Marian Column with the Child Jesus. It dates from 1703, is a valuable early Baroque sculpture and has been protected as a cultural monument since 1964. The Chapel of Saint Florian was built around 1713 and reconstructed in 1945. Its interior decoration contains frescoes by Petr Herzig depicting important buildings in Moravičany as well as Saint Florian extinguishing a burning roof.

The Chapel of the Holy Trinity dates from 1833. It is a small brick structure of vernacular architecture. Another prominent point of interest is the ensemble of the Virgin Mary, Saint Florian and Saint John of Nepomuk. It is dated to 1676; other dates place it as late as the mid-18th century. This ensemble has been protected as a cultural monument since 1964.

Nature Reserve in the Surrounding Area

The important ornithological Moravičanské jezero Nature Reserve is located in the vicinity of Moravičany. The nature reserve covers 92.15 hectares. If, when choosing your place to stay, you would like to consider protected landscapes alongside culture, this area is one of the important reference points around Moravičany.

Orientation on the Road to Doubravice

The ensemble of the Virgin Mary, Saint Florian and Saint John of Nepomuk stands on the road to Doubravice, immediately behind the bridge over the Třebůvka on the left-hand side. The Chapel of the Holy Trinity is located on the outskirts of Moravičany, on the road to the Doubravice district, opposite a production facility.

Further Places for Orientation

If you would like to expand your research to include other places, you can also visit Zborov, Staré Město Pod Sněžníkem, Bludov, Olšany, Rejchartice, Lukavice, Kosov and Bratrušov.

For the higher-level travel overview: Šumperk District.