Iglau: Hotels and Accommodations
Accommodation in Iglau
Winter and Activity
Novoměstsko is considered an area with excellent conditions for cross-country skiing. Vysočina Arena is considered a venue with conditions suitable for World Cup events in cross-country skiing, biathlon, and mountain biking.
In the Vysočina Arena area, the mountain bike trails range from child-friendly and wheelchair-accessible nature trails to challenging singletracks; there is also a paved pump track.
The Gravel UNESCO Tour combines gravel and forest paths, sections through fields, and lightly trafficked roads. It leads through the Javořické Forests and past Roštejn Castle, as well as through Jihlava, Žďár nad Sázavou, Třebíč, and Nová Říše.
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Landscape and Trails
The Žďárské vrchy are the source region of the Sázava, Svratka, Oslava, Chrudimka, and Doubrava rivers. The Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area covers 709 square kilometers; almost half of its area is covered by forests. Devět skal is the highest mountain in this protected landscape area.
The Žďárské vrchy preserve rural settlements featuring elements of Horácko folk architecture. Dům přírody Žďárských vrchů presents the landscape during various historical periods and provides maps with hiking and cycling routes as well as tourist destinations for subsequent excursions.
Four educational trails provide access to the Žďárské vrchy: Babín, Dářko, Žáková Hora–Tiskůvka, and Krajem Chrudimky.
Geography and Getting There
The Vysočina Region stretches along the undulating ridges of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands in central Czechia. The D1 motorway crosses the region, making Vysočina considered easily accessible.
Culture and History
The UNESCO site of Telč comprises the historic town center, a castle at its center, and two bodies of water that originally served defensive purposes. The historic center includes a triangular market square surrounded by Renaissance and Baroque burgher houses connected by a continuous arcade.
The UNESCO site of Třebíč combines the Jewish Quarter, the Jewish Cemetery, and the Basilica of St. Procopius as evidence of peaceful Jewish-Christian coexistence from the Middle Ages until the Second World War. The Jewish Quarter preserves its original street plan, spatial layout, and historical social functions, including synagogues and schools.
Muzeum Vysočiny Jihlava was founded in 1892. Its exhibitions are housed in three architecturally valuable buildings on Jihlava's main square; three additional branches complement the museum. Its thematic focus includes regional history, the living nature of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, medieval sculpture, mining and coinage, geology, and lapidarium collections.
The Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk on Zelená hora was completed and consecrated in 1722. Muzeum Vysočiny Třebíč is housed in a Renaissance castle that was formerly a Benedictine monastery, where it presents regional history and everyday life.
The historic landscape surrounding the Žďár Cistercian monastery was awarded the European Heritage Label.
Regional Cuisine
Vysočina is associated with first-class gastronomy, traditional recipes, craft-brewed beers, and locally produced goods.
You can find further subregions at: Okres Jihlava, Okres Havlíčkův Brod, Okres Žďár Nad Sázavou.
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