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The historic town center of Štíty was declared a heritage zone by the Czech Ministry of Culture in 1992.
Culture and History
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was built in 1755 in the late Baroque style and received its present dome-shaped tower design in 1912. The former town hall is a 16th-century building and belongs to the original development of the historic town center of Štíty. On the square behind the present town hall stands the Marian column from 1716, which is associated with the end of a plague epidemic.
Štíty probably originated as a small dependent town below Šilperk Castle, which stood behind the present-day church. On the north side of the church is the Calvary group, an Empire-style sculpture from 1808. The former prison was built in 1867; its barred cell windows are still visible today. The building is best viewed from the stairs near the health center.
Nature
Štíty lies on the edge of the easternmost foothills of the Orlické hory and also near the foothills of the Jeseníky Mountains. The Štíty–Na Zámecký vrch walking trail begins in the town square and leads through hilly woodland. After a steep, lengthy descent through the forest, the route leads to the road to Jedlí and then to the weir on the Březná.
Hrádek “Na zámku,” also called Zámecký vrch, was one of three presumed medieval fortifications in the vicinity of Štíty and lies hidden in a shady forest above the Březná.
Leisure
The Acrobat Park of Olympic champion Aleš Valenta is a multifunctional sports center in Štíty that is open to the general public. Regional cycling route 521 leads from Moravská Třebová to Štíty. The Štíty Tourist Information Center provides, among other things, train and bus timetables.
To the overview of the wider travel region: Šumperk District.
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