Pustá Polom: Hotels and Accommodation

Pustá Polom lies almost at the highest elevations of the Polomská plošina in the Nízký Jeseník, about 15 km southeast of Opava.

Landscape

Pustá Polom is surrounded by extensive forests. Hůrka [Opava - Podvihov] is a hill in the vicinity of Pustá Polom, as is Mečník [Těškovice]. Přílet is a mountain in the surroundings of Pustá Polom, and Vinná hora is also a mountain there.

Culture and History

The fragment of the 18th meridian runs exactly through the center of Pustá Polom and beneath the primary school building. It is publicly accessible, lies along a blue-marked hiking trail, and consists of a horizontal Corten steel line on a base made of gray reinforced-concrete slabs.

The existence of the Church of Saint Martin in Pustá Polom has been documented since 1276. The present parish Church of Saint Martin was built in 1803 in the Classical style. The Chapel of Saint Anthony in Pustá Polom is an immovable cultural monument. Vildštejn is a ruin in the wider regional area around Pustá Polom.

Cycling Route

Cycling route No. 6140 runs from Ostrava via Kyjovice and Pustá Polom, as well as Raduň, to Opava.

Other Places

Other local pages: Šilheřovice, Bolatice, Vršovice, Hlučín, Hať, Holasovice, Slavkov, Budišovice.

For the higher-level travel overview: Opava District.