Discover Vyskytná Nad Jihlavou

Vyskytná nad Jihlavou combines a distinctive cultural landscape with walks, sacred monuments and traces of historic mining. The Vyskytensko area is particularly characteristic: untouched meadows and wetlands alternate with historic field patterns shaped into elongated strips or circular sections. Centuries-old lime trees, wayside crosses, wayside shrines and chapels line the field paths and roads. This creates a landscape in which observing nature and making small cultural discoveries exist closely side by side.

Walks at U sv. Antonína

The highest point at U sv. Antonína reaches 629 m. Walks through wooded terrain are possible there all year round. The paths pass old mining works, military earthworks from 1823 and an important pilgrimage chapel dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua. For families, such an outing can therefore combine different interests: the landscape takes centre stage, while the historical traces provide tangible opportunities for discovery.

The Mining Educational Trail and Rounek

The Mining Educational Trail offers a particularly clear way to learn about the area's mining history. It comprises ten stations with information boards and leads via Hlávkov, Vyskytná nad Jihlavou and Rantířov to Rounek. From a car park by the road, a forest path leads on foot to the mining site. The route thus connects several places and makes the journey itself part of the experience, rather than presenting the mining site merely as an isolated point.

The Rounek mining site can be dated from the first half of the 13th century to the beginning of the 15th century. In the Jihlava mining district, it is considered unique because of its exceptionally good preservation. Rounek also has a chapel of Saint Anthony, where an Advent gathering of three municipalities takes place. Historical landscape, religious tradition and a community event thus come together at this location.

Churches and Chapels as Cultural Points of Reference

The Church of Saint Lawrence stands at the centre of the cultural heritage. At its core, it is a Late Gothic single-nave church and was given a Baroque makeover at the beginning of the 18th century. The church stands in an enclosed cemetery area with a mortuary chapel and is protected as a cultural monument under registration number 20448/7-5404. Vyskytná nad Jihlavou also hosts a traditional Saint Lawrence pilgrimage, giving the village a religious tradition that remains recognisable to this day.

In Hlávkov, a district of the municipality of Vyskytná nad Jihlavou, the chapel stands on the village square. The chapel acquired its present appearance in 2002 following extensive structural and restoration work. Inside are frescoes depicting Saints Peter, Paul, Joseph, Anne, John the Baptist and Vincent Ferrer, as well as two group scenes. A children's playground was built immediately beside the Chapel of Saint Adalbert in 2012, making this point of interest particularly suitable for families with children.

The free-standing Chapel of Saint Adalbert is an example of vernacular sacred architecture from the second half of the 18th century. Its square ground plan, corner pilasters and rectangular entrance are complemented by a four-sided roof structure that transitions into a bell tower. Visitors interested in regional architectural forms will find here a clearly defined individual monument that differs from the frescoes in Hlávkov and the Late Gothic church of Saint Lawrence with its Baroque alterations.

Active Excursions and Suitable Points of Reference

Marked cycle route 5215 runs through Vyskytná nad Jihlavou. The verified local attractions therefore appeal not only to walkers and those interested in culture, but also to travellers planning a cycling excursion. When choosing your accommodation, the day's intended activities are particularly important: the Vyskytensko landscape, the stations of the Mining Educational Trail, the sacred buildings and the cycle route each offer their own focus.

For further orientation within the same broader selection, you will find Třeštice, Ždírec, Nová Ríse, Luka Nad Jihlavou, Kozlov, Arnolec, Trest and Urbanov.

For the broader travel overview: Okres Jihlava.