Discover Nová Dědina

Nová Dědina lies entirely within Chřiby Nature Park and combines a varied landscape with remarkable evidence of the village’s history. The village may be particularly interesting for you if, when planning your trip, you would like to combine nature, physical activity, and cultural discoveries. Marked trails lead through Nová Dědina and into the area around Tabarky, while a bell, crosses, and historic lime trees offer an insight into the local past.

Chřiby Nature Park and marked trails

The Stezka Nové Dědiny is a 6.9 km-long, yellow-marked trail. In addition, the marked trails of the Stezky Branou do Chřibů project pass through Nová Dědina. They are intended for hiking, running, Nordic walking, and mountain biking. This allows you to explore the surroundings through different forms of physical activity without having to limit yourself to just one type of excursion.

For orientation around Tabarky, there is a large local car park on the road toward Nová Dědina, near Tabarky. An educational trail leads to the clearing where the Tabarky burial mounds are still clearly visible. The early medieval burial mound field is a burial ground with evidence of inhumation burials. Fifteen burial mounds are still visible on the site today; most show traces of earlier investigations. Thus, an excursion into the landscape also offers a clearly recognizable historical dimension.

On the route from Tabarky, an asphalt road marked as a cycle route begins at the Nová Dědina tourist shelter near a crossroads. This specific connection may be particularly interesting for your own excursion planning if you would like to compare hiking and cycling in the surrounding area.

Bell, crosses, and the history of the village

A distinctive historical detail is the “Obecní zvon” bell, which now hangs in the bell tower in the cemetery of Nová Dědina. It was cast in 1839 in the workshop of Leopold František Stanke of Olomouc. The bronze bell is 43 cm high and has a lower diameter of 49 cm. Its dimensions and the surviving information about the workshop make it an unusually tangible testimony to local history.

Several crosses are also among the village’s preserved distinctive features. The “Sukovitý kříž,” with its Corpus Christi made of black cast iron, is also known as the “černý kříž.” A new wooden “Dřevěný kříž” was erected in 1862 in the center of Nová Dědina, in front of house no. 7. The “Dřevěný kříž” stood by the forester’s lodge in Zelnice and is marked on old maps from 1834. The lime trees planted around the “Dřevěný kříž” are still standing there today. Together, these details show how closely the village landscape, memory, and historical tradition are connected.

Nová Dědina as a starting point for your planning

If you are traveling with your family, you can organize your days according to your interests and preferred type of activity: A walk through the nature park, a visit to the visible burial mounds of Tabarky, or exploring the historical landmarks in the village each creates a different focus. The facts about the marked trails and Tabarky can help you take your preferred combination of landscape and history into account when choosing your accommodation. As transport information, a bus connection via Velké Těšany, Nová Dědina, Kvasice, and Zlín is listed as valid from December 11, 2022.

For further orientation within the same broader area, you can also find Morkovice-Slížany, Brusne, Zástřizly, Dřínov, Blazice, Střížovice, Litenčice, and Lechotice.

For the broader travel overview: Kroměříž District.