Saar: Hotels and accommodations

The pilgrimage church of Saint John of Nepomuk on Zelená Hora is a star-shaped building from the early 18th century by Jan Blazej Santini, whose distinctive style lies between Neo-Gothic and Baroque. The main visitor route at the pilgrimage church of Saint John of Nepomuk on Zelená Hora leads from the main gate through the pilgrimage grounds into the church. Route B of the educational trail around Zelená Hora leads over wooden walkways through the Louky u Černého lesa natural monument to the pilgrimage church; the circular routes of the educational trail are accessible and suitable for trips with prams and small children. A special guided tour of the pilgrimage church includes the first and second floors in July and August.

Culture and history

A guided tour of Zámek Žďár explores the grounds of the former 13th-century Cistercian monastery through stories and architecture. The regional museum is housed in Tvrz čp. 276, one of the oldest buildings in Žďár nad Sázavou, which was built in the 14th or 15th century. Dolní hřbitov is a listed monument of Baroque architecture built in the early 18th century according to a design by Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel. The eight statues of saints on the Baroque bridge in Žďár nad Sázavou are dated by chronograms: seven statues bear the date 1761, while the statue “sv. Metoděj” bears the date 1766.

Museums and exhibitions

The permanent exhibition at Moučkův dům takes visitors through the history of Žďár nad Sázavou, from the founding of the monastery in 1252 to the turbulent development in the 20th century. Moučkův dům is open year-round except on Mondays. The New Generation Museum is a multimedia exhibition with light and shadow plays, music, and animated stories that conveys the 800-year history of the château and its surroundings. Modelové Království Žďár is dedicated to the construction and operation of a model railway layout, considered one of the largest model railway layouts in the Czech Republic; it depicts real railway stations, buildings, and landscape features.

Transport

Žďár nad Sázavou is located on railway line 250, which connects to line 230 and links Prague, Kolín, Golčův Jeníkov, Havlíčkův Brod, Žďár nad Sázavou, Tišnov, and Brno.

More local pages: Velké Tresné, Radňovice, Dlouhé, Lhotka, Bolesín, Vlachovice, Štěpánov Nad Svratkou, Hodíškov

To the overarching travel overview: Okres Žďár Nad Sázavou.