Boskovice: Castle, Castle Park and Paths through the Landscape

A distinctive detail of Boskovice can be found at the castle: Boskovice Castle has a 26-metre-deep wooden shaft well operated by a treadwheel. This single structure alone brings practical technology and the historic site directly together.

Culture

In the cellars of the Hraběcí rezidence, the permanent exhibition “Pohádky a pověsti Boskovicka” opened in April 2019. It draws on a rich oral folk tradition that has been recorded in the region since the mid-19th century. Visitors can read almost one hundred local stories there and listen to legends in the Malohanácko dialect. Reading and listening thus provide two different ways of accessing the traditions of the Boskovicko region.

The castle itself adds another facet: it offers views of the surrounding landscape. The view therefore is not limited to the walls and interiors, but extends into the landscape around Boskovice.

History

The conversion of the monastery into a representative château for František Xaver Ditrichstein began in 1819 and was completed in 1826 in an extensive English landscape park. Zámek Boskovice is situated within this extensive English landscape park. The building history and the park therefore belong to the same documented development here.

Nature

The Šmelcovna Arboretum is a nearly nine-hectare publicly accessible natural, educational and recreational area. It has almost three kilometres of paths and trails with natural surfaces, as well as places to rest. The information thus combines a clearly specified route length, natural ground and places to linger, without reducing the character of the area to a single use.

Mount Skatulec is located in the immediate vicinity of Boskovice. Mount Bučí lies in the vicinity of Boskovice, as does Mount Skály. Mount Jedla is also located in the vicinity of Boskovice. The different location references remain separate: Skatulec is assigned to the immediate vicinity, while Bučí, Skály and Jedla are in the vicinity.

The Hradní okruh nature trail is 6.2 kilometres long and begins at the square in Boskovice. The named starting point and the precise route length provide the trail with a clearly defined spatial and quantitative description.

Geographical Location

The Pomník obětem 1. a 2. světové války monument is located in the wider regional surroundings of Boskovice. The Kuchlov ruins are also situated in the wider regional surroundings. The Kaple sv. Anny chapel and the Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla church are additionally located in the vicinity of Boskovice.

When choosing a hotel for Boskovice, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions for a trip around the castle and arboretum can be considered separately. This makes it possible to place the formal accommodation details alongside the cultural and landscape-related themes of the town.

More local pages: Lazinov, Okrouhlá, Vísky, Černovice, Blansko-Oburka, Chrudichromy, Bukovinka, Valchov.

The viewing gallery of the Boskovice Town Hall tower was opened to visitors in 2010.

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Blansko.