Sobotin: Hotels and Accommodation
Accommodation in Sobotin
Traťovka is a crossroads of hiking, cycling and winter cross-country skiing trails. Another route through Sobotín is the 17 km Sobotín Circular Trail, with 14 stations and information boards; benches are located at some stations.
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Winter Trails and Nature
The information boards along the Sobotín Circular Trail provide interesting information about local history, present-day life, and the flora and fauna of the area. Maps for the route are available at four points: in front of Motorest Permoník, in front of Motorest Ztracenka, in Rudoltice at house number 133, and at the Klein family mausoleum. The Sobotín Municipal Office also distributes the maps.
One station of the circular trail is located about 100 m from the Smrčina Nature Monument. The lesser horseshoe bat spends the winter in a local adit within this nature monument. The forest section of the Sobotín Circular Trail is also home to the lesser butterfly-orchid and the protected martagon lily. The hills above Sobotín offer views of the Hrubý Jeseník panorama.
History and Local Culture
The Church of St. Lawrence was built in 1605 on the site of a former Protestant prayer house. An incident in the church was connected with the witch trials, in which hundreds more people fell victim.
Sobotín Castle was built on the site of an old ironworks. During its reconstruction in the 1840s, it acquired a romantic historicist design and was surrounded by a castle park, an ornamental pond, and several small park buildings.
The tradition of the iron industry in Sobotín dates back to the beginning of the 17th century and included blast furnaces, ironworks, and foundries. During its heyday in 1852–1853, Sobotín became a centre of the Austrian iron industry. The operation, with a branch in Štěpánov near Olomouc, employed 2,000 workers.
Further Routes and Insights
The access points to the Mineralogical Educational Trail are Sobotín railway station, the Vernířovice Municipal Office with the car park by the church, and Resort Sobotín with the car park by Motorest Permoník.
Sobotín is also home to a rescue station for native crayfish. There, crayfish conservation can be promoted through training, excursions, and specialist activities for the public.
For the main travel overview: Šumperk District.
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