Zahnašovice: Pond, Church and Local Festivals

Zahnašovice offers several specific points of interest to help you plan your trip: Medřický Pond and the grove, a church with distinctive architecture, memorial sites and local festivals. If you are looking for a hotel for a stay in Zahnašovice, nature, architectural and local history, or a festival date may determine your choice. Here you will find the main themes to help tailor your stay to your interests.

Nature and Walks

Medřický Pond covers an area of 3,330 square metres. Its shoreline provides a habitat for protected amphibians, including frogs and newts. The pond is also a pleasant place for a walk or a break on the benches. Check locally whether access and seating are available during your visit.

The Zahnašovice grove is another of the municipality’s natural attractions. It offers another nature-focused activity for your stay. Zahnašovice also offers views of the Hostýnské vrchy. How clearly they can be seen may vary depending on conditions.

A GPX track is available to download for a walk through Zahnašovice. If you would like to use it for planning, check in advance whether the download is available. This lets you include the walk as a separate activity without linking it to a specific visit to the pond or a viewpoint.

Church and Memorial Sites

The church in Zahnašovice was built in 1938. The rectangular building has a divided façade, a square clock tower and a slender square pyramidal roof. These features describe different elements of its architecture: the building’s form, façade design, tower and roof.

A stone statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, dating from 1894, stands beside the church. Inside the church, a large mosaic of the Visitation of Mary is set into the wall behind the altar. If you would like to see the mosaic, check locally whether the interior will be accessible during your visit.

From the church, you can continue towards the small airfield in Holešov to see another architectural monument in the municipality: a wayside cross. This places two distinct architectural and artistic works at the church alongside another historical point of interest.

A memorial plaque in the entrance area of the municipal office commemorates the soldiers who fell in the First World War. It adds a dedicated memorial site connected to local history alongside the church’s architectural and artistic works.

Local Festivals as a Reason to Visit

The Kácení máje festival was held in Zahnašovice in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2026. Vodění medvěda was also held there, in 2020, 2023 and 2026. The two festivals were held in both 2023 and 2026; Kácení máje was also held in 2021 and 2022, while Vodění medvěda was also held in 2020.

If you would like to plan your trip around one of the festivals, check future dates before making plans. Nature, local history and festival dates offer different reasons to stay in Zahnašovice; choose the focus that best suits your trip.

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