Discover culture, festivals and leisure in Bohunovice

Bohunovice offers travelers a range of points of interest: sacred architectural history, the Matičky Easter tradition, the Memoriál Jana Jaroše, usually held in May since 2013, as well as tennis and swimming. Other attractions include the Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes and the protected individual tree, Hromův dub. To plan your visit, you can distinguish between historic buildings, festival dates and leisure interests, and choose the occasion that will be the focus of your stay.

Church, chapel and architectural history

The parish Church of St. John the Baptist is an example of Baroque religious architecture from the second quarter of the 18th century and has an older core. Two periods in its architectural history can therefore be seen side by side: the Baroque building phase and the older core. The church is registered as an immovable cultural monument. Three earlier bells, requisitioned for military purposes, were replaced by new ones in 1922. The church was also extended by 12 meters. These details highlight different aspects: the architecture, the extension of the building and the replacement of the bells in 1922.

The Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes on Pod Lipami Street dates from 1883. It adds another dated example of religious architecture in Bohunovice to the architectural history of the parish church. If you look at churches and chapels by period of construction, here you’ll find a Baroque building with an older core alongside a chapel with a clearly stated construction year.

Easter tradition and event dates

The Matičky tradition takes place on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. Girls take a cross in the church and carry it to their village in a procession accompanied by music. The following day, the Matičky procession brings the decorated cross back to the church and concludes with an Easter Mass, refreshments and music. The tradition thus includes both the journey from the church to the village and the return the next day. The two Easter days are connected and give this custom a distinctive timeframe.

The Memoriál Jana Jaroše has usually been held in May at the tennis courts in Bohunovice since 2013. Check the specific event dates if you’d like to plan your trip around it. Its usual May date differs from the Easter timing of the Matičky tradition and provides another point of reference when choosing your travel dates. The tennis facility in Bohunovice has three tennis courts.

Tennis, swimming and nature

Centrum zdraví Bohuňovice has a swimming pool with water attractions and a counter-current system. This adds another leisure option alongside tennis and festival traditions. The water attractions and counter-current system give the pool its particular features. Check the facility details before your trip if you’d like to include the pool in your plans.

The protected individual tree Hromův dub is located in the cadastral area of Moravská Loděnice, within the municipality of Bohunovice. On June 15, 2004, its height was recorded as 27 meters and its trunk circumference as 600 centimeters. The measurements refer to that date and are therefore a historical record. For nature enthusiasts, the tree offers a different focus from the architectural history of the churches: here, the emphasis is on its protected status and dated measurements.

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