Chuchelna: Hotels and accommodations

In the center of Chuchelná stands the Chapel of the Holy Cross with the Lichnovský family crypt, located in a park next to the village pond. The sophisticated, romanticizing central building, constructed from unrendered exposed brickwork, houses three restored sarcophagi of members of the princely Lichnovský family in its crypt.

Culture

Toward the end of the 17th century, Chuchelná became the center of a large Lichnovský estate. Zámek Lichnovských served as a hunting and leisure residence. The Lichnovský Mausoleum was designed and built in 1902 and 1903 by the renowned Opava architect Julius Lundwall.

Zámecký Park is now 5.5 hectares in size; its present form emerged around the middle of the 19th century. The local sacred history also includes two church phases: the original Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was built in 1921 and 1922 and destroyed during the Second World War. The new Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was designed by Jan Krömer and consecrated in 1996.

Museum

The Muzeum Chuchelná has a permanent exhibition on the Second World War from 1938 to 1945. The military history exhibition grew out of the years of work by members of a historical and regional studies association who focus on the war history of the region.

The Muzeum Chuchelná includes an accessible air-raid shelter; military uniforms are also on display. Visitors can try out guarding a border crossing there. The museum offers guided tours by prior arrangement.

Nature

Chuchelenský les is known in scientific literature, particularly among geologists who study the Quaternary and among botanists. Montane and submontane plant elements occur in this forest, including sedmikvítek evropský, žebrovice různolistá, samorostlík klasnatý, kýchavice zelenokvětá, and věsenka nachová.

Trails

The deep forests around Chuchelná are ideal for hiking and cycling on the regional cycle paths. The Chuchelná–Krzanowice border crossing provides a connection to Poland for local border traffic. The 12.5 km-long Cycle Route 6096 runs from the Krzanowice / Chuchelná border crossing via Bohuslavice and Kozmice and joins Cycle Route 55 before Lake Hlučín.

More local pages: Děhylov, Vítkov, Štěpánkovice, Hnevosice, Otice, Staré Těchanovice, Dolní Životice, Zlatníky

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