Discover Velký Karlov: Zoo Farm, Forest Park and Local History

Velký Karlov combines animal experiences, unusual local history and green paths into a destination with several distinct facets. Families will find specific places to visit here, as will visitors who want to understand a place not only through its sights, but also through its landscape and origins.

A Zoo Farm with a special historical background

At the Velký Karlov Zoo Farm, visitors can observe domestic animals as well as exotic and farm animals. The facility is a newly emerging family zoo on the grounds of a former farmstead belonging to the municipality of Velký Karlov in the Znojmo region. This brings animal observation together with a distinctive local background. For families in particular, a visit can thus be combined with an insight into a place whose present-day use is built on a former agricultural site.

An avenue, Forest Park and paths through greenery

The journey to Velký Karlov is also part of the impression made by the local landscape. The road to Velký Karlov is lined with a tree avenue. Its leafy branches form a green tunnel and provide shade for cyclists coming from Šanov and Dyjákovice. The specific connection to these two places also makes the avenue a characteristic section of the cycling routes in the surrounding area.

Water shapes the landscape in a distinctive way in the Velký Karlov Forest Park. There are water lagoons formed by the high groundwater level, as well as wooden footbridges along a walking path. Those looking for a quieter part of their stay will find a clearly defined landscape area where bodies of water and a wooden path belong together. Visitors can also relax in a park near the municipal office and kindergarten in Velký Karlov.

A townscape between history and the present

The architecture of Velký Karlov differs markedly from traditional rural settlement construction. It offers an insight into the architecture of the period in which it originated and makes the townscape a subject in its own right. The origins of Velký Karlov coincide with the beginnings of agricultural collectivization at the end of the 1940s. Those interested in the development of rural places will therefore encounter not merely a general village structure here, but a specific historical story of its origins.

Outings with different focuses

The Velký Karlov sports complex includes a multipurpose playing field and a children's playground. Together with the Zoo Farm, the park and the Forest Park, this creates various ways to shape the content of a visit: observing animals, walking along the wooden footbridges, taking a break in the park or spending time at the playground each offers a different focus.

For further orientation within the same administrative area, you can also look at Borotice (Borotice), Rešice (Rešice), Jaroslavice (Jaroslavice), Jezeřany-Maršovice (Jezeřany-Maršovice), Lechovice (Lechovice), Trstěnice (Trstěnice), Vracovice (Vracovice) and Újezd (Újezd).

For the higher-level travel overview: Znojmo District.