Bernartice nad Odrou: Oder floodplains and culture

Bernartice nad Odrou combines the landscape of the Oder with historic buildings, traditional customs and various opportunities to explore the surrounding area on foot, by bike or on the water.

Culture

The Kostel Navštívení Panny Marie church was built in 1837 on the site of an earlier church dating from 1795. Its interior contains paintings by Ignác Berger, including 14 Stations of the Cross; it is also a cultural monument.

The Kaple sv. Martina na oboře chapel was built in 1863 at the municipality's expense to replace a demolished chapel. Kříže on Panský kopec has been documented since the second half of the 18th century. The wooden cross of Bernartice nad Odrou was created in 1756 to commemorate a severe hailstorm and was most recently rebuilt in 1968 by Eduard Bayer.

Water and crafts

Lesní mlýn is a watermill on the Oder dating from 1700. It retains its original milling equipment; the functioning waterwheel drives a turbine for electricity generation. The historic waterworks was built in 1892 to supply Nový Jičín with water.

Nature

The Oder floodplain landscape near Bernartice nad Odrou includes meadows, ponds, preserved floodplain forests and natural river bends. Panský kopec offers a view of the Moravská brána and the Oderské vrchy. At the edge of the “Jesenický díl” woodland complex stands the English oak known as “Dub u Horákova obrázku”.

Bernartice nad Odrou is part of the Poodří Bird Protection Area. The landscape can be viewed according to its different elements: open meadows, bodies of water, floodplain forests, river courses and the broader view from Panský kopec each form distinct points of reference.

Things to do

The Novojičínská kopretina educational trail leads from Bernartice nad Odrou to the ruins of Starý Jičín Castle. Cycling Route No. 6079, “Po stopách J. A. Komenského”, passes through Bernartice nad Odrou via a cycling connection. Anglers can also enjoy fishing on the Oder in Bernartice nad Odrou.

The educational trail, cycling route and fishing represent different types of activities and can be compared separately when planning a day.

Local life

“Podzimní pohledy na Moravskou bránu” is a traditional tourism event in Bernartice nad Odrou. Annual events include Den obce, the May procession, firefighting competitions, a lantern parade, and the raising and felling of the maypole.

Baking bernartských koláčů is a traditional local custom.

For travel planning, the local highlights can be considered separately: cultural monuments and historic sites offer different points of interest from the floodplain landscape, educational trail, cycling connection or fishing. When comparing a hotel in Bernartice nad Odrou, travelers can compare travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions based on the respective offers without mixing the different daily destinations during planning.

Connections

Bernartice nad Odrou is connected to Odry and Nový Jičín by a bus route.

Further destinations: Kopřivnice, Hladké Životice, Vrchy, Heřmánky, Suchdol Nad Odrou, Sedlnice, Kujavy, Tísek

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Nový Jičín.