Vršovice: Hotels and Accommodation

Vršovice lies on the slopes of the Nízký Jeseník. The elevation ranges from 276 m in the fields towards Opava to 525 m at the summit of Šance. A large part of Vršovice’s cadastral area is covered by forests; the village is also part of the Moravice Nature Park.

Nature and Landscape

In the immediate vicinity of Vršovice are Přílet mountain, Podvihovský vrch hill [Vršovice u Opavy], and Kopanina hill [Chvalíkovice]. In the wider regional surroundings of Vršovice lies Vinná hora mountain. Vildštejn, a site described as a ruin, and Cvilin, also a site described as a ruin, are located there as well.

Trails

Marked cycling route No. 6055 runs through Branka u Opavy, Chvalíkovice, Vršovice, and Raduň. Vršovice is also located on the “Údolí Raduňky a okolí” cycling network.

The Vršovická pohádková stezka trail follows a route approximately 1.5 km long across the meadows of Vršovice, from the last houses towards the forester’s lodge to the playground above the Vršovice kindergarten. The Raduň–Jakubčovice educational trail includes a stop at the forester’s lodge near Vršovice, 4 km from Raduň, and has three information stations about the plane crash, its crew, and the Liberator B-24 aircraft type.

Culture and History

The Chapel of the Most Sacred Heart of the Lord in Vršovice was built in 1909 and reconstructed in 2001. During Advent, it is festively illuminated.

The wooden Chapel of Panny Marie sedmibolestné on Brdlice was consecrated in 1949. The chapel offers views of the surrounding area and Opava; in clear weather, the Jeseníky Mountains can also be seen. Next to it in Vršovice stands a monument erected in 1924 to commemorate those who fell in the First World War.

The Chapel of Panny Marie Bolestné in Vršovice is an immovable cultural monument. On the access road from the direction of Chvalíkovice, a chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows stands beneath centuries-old lime trees.

Other places: Stěbořice, Šilheřovice, Pustá Polom, Opava, Sudice, Bělá, Nové Sedlice, Bohuslavice.

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Opava.