Vikantice: Hotels and accommodations
Accommodation in Vikantice
Vikantice is a small mountain municipality in the Rychleby Mountains, in the immediate vicinity of the Jeseníky Mountains. The village lies at an elevation of 613 meters and is characterized above all by its picturesque, wild natural landscape.
Landscape and views
About 1 kilometer from Vikantice, on the road to Habartice, lies Vikantický kopec. From this hill above Vikantice, the Králický-Sněžník Massif, the southernmost part of the Rychleby Mountains, and a large part of the western Jeseníky Mountains are visible.
The Valíčkova lípa lime tree stands in Vikantice, with a trunk circumference of 540 centimeters and a height of 22 meters.
Cycling routes and local history
The Staroměstská cycling route passes through Vikantice. The Jeseníky section of the Moravská stezka cycling route also runs through the village.
Vikantice was first mentioned in 1437 as a village belonging to the Kolštejn estate. Graphite was formerly mined in the vicinity of Vikantice.
Culture and history
The branch church of St. Wolfgang dates from 1641 and already had a predecessor building at least a century earlier. The Church of St. Wolfgang, including its surrounding wall, has been protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic since 1958.
The film Díra u Hanušovic by Miroslav Krobot was filmed in Vikantice. The hill northeast of Vikantice, called Švédské zákopy, was associated with Swedish fortifications during the Thirty Years’ War.
More local pages: Hanusovice, Janoušov, Šléglov, Jedlí, Jindrichov, Loucná Nad Desnou, Stity, Zlaty Potok.
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