Wickwitz: Hotels and accommodation

Wickwitz lies in the deep valley of the Ohře; the Ohře flows through Vojkovice.

Nature

Pískovna offers opportunities for fishing and provides a peaceful place to relax. It is also possible to observe plant and animal life in its natural environment there. The Vojkovická lípa is a protected small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata Mill.) and is approximately 250 years old. The Studánka pod lípou spring has provided refreshing water for decades; it was renovated in 2009.

Landscape

The Dubohabřina ve Vojkovicích area protects preserved Hercynian oak-hornbeam forests and dry grasslands on steep slopes above the Ohře. The Špičák u Vojkovic protected area safeguards preserved beech and scree forests, as well as dry grasslands on steep slopes and the characteristic flora and fauna of deciduous forests; it includes areas in the cadastral territory of Vojkovice nad Ohří. Vojkovice and Jakubov belong to the Doupovské hory Special Protection Area.

Vojkovická skála is a morphologically distinctive granulite outcrop and has geotouristic value as a geological site. Particularly protected species found there include the barred warbler (Sylvia nisoria) and the sand lizard (Lacerta agilis). Due to the military area, quarry and private property, special permission is required to enter.

Culture and history

The hillfort complex of Vojkovice is an important archaeological site as well as an archaeological monument, fortification and hilltop settlement. It lies south of the town between the railway line and the Ohře, above the confluence of the Bystřice and the Ohře, at an elevation of 370 m above sea level. The oldest record of the already existing municipality of Vikvice dates from 1088.

Routes and water

The Cheb–Chomutov railway line passes through Vojkovice. Vojkovice (Wikwitz) is located at kilometre 4.6 on the Radošov–Stráž–Lužný section of National Long-Distance Cycle Route 6. Vodácký kemp Vojkovice is a campsite for water tourists in Vojkovice nad Ohří.

Other places: Gottesgab, Merkelsgrün, Schönwald, Tüppelsgrün, Sankt Joachimsthal, Warta, Lichtenstadt, Welchau

For the higher-level travel overview: Karlovy Vary District.