Slezská Harta: Hotels and accommodation

Boat tours are offered on the Slezská Harta Reservoir, visiting interesting places and coves and providing information about the history of the reservoir. The reservoir was built on the Moravice River between 1987 and 1997.

Water

At the VN Slezská Harta – Leskovec nad Moravicí bathing area, there is an approximately 100-metre-long grassy beach with a gradual entry into the water. The bathing water quality at the VN Slezská Harta – Leskovec nad Moravicí measuring point was rated excellent for the period 2019–2022.

Yacht lessons and the rental of cabin sailing boats have been offered on Slezská Harta since 1998. Water sports and fishing are also possible at the reservoir; walks in nature are another activity available there.

The Rouza ferry crosses the Slezská Harta Reservoir between Roudno and Razová.

Getting around

The cycle path along Slezská Harta is an eleven-kilometre-long paved route between Razová Bay and Leskovec nad Moravicí. Cyclists on the route can see coves, the Jeseníky ridge with Praděd and the surrounding volcanoes. The Slezská Harta Bike Maraton began in 2010 and is considered a traditional sporting event in the region.

The volcanic educational trails around Slezská Harta are approximately 25 kilometres long in total and include about 18 information panels, including three entrance panels with a panoramic map. The educational trails around the Slezská Harta Reservoir include around 15 information panels and about 10 rest areas.

Nature

The nearby Razovské tufity protected area preserves exposed tuffite outcrops in an abandoned quarry. The nearby Razovské tufity are also an exposed remnant of the Velký Roudný basalt complex.

History and culture

The Zatopené osudy educational trail tells the stories of the people who once lived in the valley that was flooded during the construction of the Slezská Harta Reservoir. The trail was inspired by a documentary series of the same name broadcast by Czech Television.

The Santa Maria is a replica of an old wooden sailing ship and offers a one-hour guided cruise on the Slezská Harta Reservoir.

The nearby Vápenná pec lime kiln was built from coarse basalt in 1912, restored in 2001 and opened to the public.

The ruins of the Chapel of the Archangel Michael are located on a hill in Slezská Harta. They are freely accessible, but are considered highly dangerous because of their condition. In the Bruntál District, the chapel is listed as an immovable cultural monument under number 8-3901.

The Baroque Church of St Lawrence stands on the shore of the Slezská Harta Reservoir. The Zaniklé osady educational trail passes the Church of St Lawrence.

Other places

Andělská Hora Ve Slezsku, Třemešná, Mala Moravka, Slezské Pavlovice, Ryžoviště, Nova Plan, Brauntal, Ludvíkov

To the higher-level travel overview: Bruntál District.