Mysliboř: Cultural history and landscape

Mysliboř can be explored through two themes: rural architecture and cultural monuments, as well as the geological landscape feature Kázky na Dílech north of the village. Cultural points of interest include a Stations of the Cross near Mysliboř, a Neoclassical farm building and the Smírčí kámen (Reconciliation Stone). Kázky na Dílech adds three rock outcrops and a significant habitat for vertebrates and invertebrates to this perspective. When choosing Mysliboř as a travel destination, you can therefore decide whether you are more interested in architecture, historical sites or the landscape.

Landscape and geological feature

The Kázky na Dílech landscape feature consists of three outcrops of cordierite paragneiss in a large field north of Mysliboř. A geological outcrop is a place where bedrock is visible at the surface. In the current consolidated land-use plan, Kázky na Dílech is designated as registered significant landscape feature TE018, ID 876. The site is also a significant habitat for vertebrates and invertebrates. The geological description and ecological significance offer two distinct perspectives on the same landscape feature: the outcrops identify the visible rock formation, while the habitat highlights its importance for animal groups.

Cultural traces in Mysliboř

The Stations of the Cross near Mysliboř were created in 2015 by stone sculptors Noska and Havlík. They are located on the road from Mysliboř to Studnice. The year of creation, the artists and the location give you specific points of reference for understanding this Stations of the Cross in Mysliboř. For travellers interested in religious art, it is a distinct cultural point of interest alongside the village’s rural architecture and historical sites.

The Neoclassical farm building in Mysliboř stands on the south side of the village square and was declared a cultural monument in the first quarter of 2019. The farmstead includes a farmhouse with a black kitchen and two tiled stoves. While the term Neoclassical places the farm building in an architectural context, the kitchen and stoves are specific features of the farmhouse. This offers architecture enthusiasts two points of view: the location of the cultural monument on the village square and the interior features of the farmstead.

The dating of the Smírčí kámen (Reconciliation Stone) is less precise: it is dated approximately to the 15th or 16th century. A relief on its front shows a Latin cross and two axes. According to a legend, the stone commemorates two carpenters who killed each other. The visible depiction and the handed-down story are presented side by side, but remain distinct ways of interpreting the stone. Compared with the Stations of the Cross created in 2015, there is a difference in dating: a specific year of creation is given for the latter, while the Smírčí kámen is dated approximately to a period spanning several centuries.

Planning your trip

Cycle route 5091 also passes through Mysliboř. The 15 km route runs from Telč via Mysliboř, Sedlejov and Panenská Rozsíčka to Třešť. This makes the village part of a specifically described cycling route. Together with the information about the Stations of the Cross, the farmstead, the Smírčí kámen and Kázky na Dílech, this route offers another perspective for exploring Mysliboř: you can consider its cultural sites, architecture, landscape and cycle route as distinct themes of the destination.

Discover more destinations: Stará Říše, Hostětice, Kněžice, Bílý Kámen, Zhor U Jihlavy, Třešť, Vílanec, Cejle.

For the broader travel overview: Jihlava District.