Mezina: Hotels and Accommodation

Mezina is located in the Nízký Jeseník in a gently sloping valley extending from the Černý potok at 476 m above sea level to Venušina sopka at 665 m above sea level.

Nature

The Lávový proud u Meziny natural monument protects an exposed lava flow of Venušina sopka with well-developed columnar and spherical jointing in plagioclastic basalt with numerous olivine phenocrysts. The outcrop features basalt columns several decimetres in diameter, mostly with hexagonal and, more rarely, pentagonal cross-sections; weathering produces spherical blocks.

Venušina sopka is a 643 m-high hill rising southeast above Mezina. The small remnant of a cinder cone has been significantly affected by the extraction of cinders. The cone consists of volcanic cinders and spindle-shaped bombs and formed during a Strombolian-type eruption. Venušina sopka is a geotourist attraction and an excursion site.

A forest path from the road leads near Mezina to remarkable rock formations made of regularly shaped stones with blocky jointing.

Culture

The listed and renovated Vodičkův dům agricultural estate, No. 53, was built in the late Empire style and has a richly articulated façade.

The Church of the Holy Trinity in Mezina is a historic church with a lantern dating from 1778. The church's surrounding wall was renovated in 2003.

The Mezina war memorial to the victims of the First World War is made of tuff stone and decorated with a copper heart bearing the inscription “Všem lidem dobré vůle”. Mezina is also the birthplace of the Jeseník-region painter Alois Fischer.

Things to Do

Rest areas for cyclists and hikers have been established in the lower part of Mezina. In summer, Mezina is a destination for cyclists; when snow conditions are good, cross-country skiers can enjoy activities in Mezina in winter.

A blue-marked hiking trail leads from Mezina through the Bruntálský les forest to Bruntál. A blue-marked trail from Mezina also leads to the Pod Venušinou sopkou junction.

The Municipality of Mezina issues permits upon request for motor vehicles to enter the old road to Karlovec in the direction of Slezská Harta.

Annual Events

Mezina's autumn programme includes the Posvícení festival and the Běh o Mezinský bodlák race.

Other Places

Other places: Holčovice, Staré Heřminovy, Lichnov U Bruntálu, Liptaň, Karlova Studánka, Město Albrechtice, Karlovice, Zator.

To the higher-level travel overview: Bruntál District.