Pěnčín: Hotels and Accommodation

Pěnčín lies on a plateau at an altitude of about 350 metres above sea level in the southernmost part of the Zábřežská vrchovina. The village has an irregular three-pointed star-shaped layout.

Villagescape and Landscape

In the upper part of Pěnčín, visitors can walk around the Nebeský pond. Močilka Pond, also known as Nebeský, has neither an inlet nor an outlet and is fed by underground springs.

History and Religious Buildings

The first documented mention of Pěnčín dates from 1279 and names Ratmír of Pěnčín. From the late 15th to the early 16th century, Pěnčín belonged to the monastery of the Olomouc Canons Regular. Traces of the Lusatian culture can also be found in the village.

The Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary was built by the Augustinians in the 18th century. It has a central layout expanded by towers on the west side; a bell dating from 1769 has been preserved in the chapel.

The Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Pěnčín was built in 1934 and received sgraffito decoration in the early 1970s by the painter and stucco artist František Flasar. The church is connected to a family house. On Číhadlo Hill near Pěnčín, the Milník víry monument commemorates Jan Hus and Jan Amos Comenius.

Cycling Routes and Local Events

Cycle Route No. 6033 begins in Pěnčín. Route 5028 runs from the “Zastávka” signpost or junction in Pěnčín to Čechy pod Kosířem.

Regular services are held in the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Pěnčín on the first Sunday of each month at 10:00 a.m. Pěnčínský utopenec is a boat race on Močilka Pond; the municipality reported on the second edition on 16 August 2026.

Other Places

Other places: Nezamyslice, Raková U Konice, Vícov, Obědkovice, Horní Štěpánov, Čehovice, Bílovice-Lutotín, Klenovice Na Hané.

To the higher-level travel overview: Prostějov District.