Skalka U Prostějova: Healing Springs, Spa Forest and Geology

Skalka U Prostějova can be approached through several themes; the specific starting point is provided by the four named local mineral springs of Lázně Skalka: PRAMEN SVATOPLUK, PRAMEN CYRIL A METODĚJ, STUDÁNKA JULINKA and STUDÁNKA JAN.

Culture

Lázně Skalka was founded in 1928. The Chapel of St. John the Baptist in Skalka was built in 1828; its designation is associated with the local healing springs.

The Pivín–Skalka educational trail was ceremonially opened in August 2019 and has eight information panels covering the history of the municipalities, the surrounding nature and the spa resorts. Veronika Janíková created the educational trail; it was implemented in cooperation with the municipalities of Pivín and Skalka.

Nature

Skalka’s spa park is located on the site of the former Bařisko pond. In the spa forest, the “Tóny lesa” project includes newly installed educational and play elements: an educational dendrophone, a memory game and “Strom jako dům”. It also includes balance and fitness elements as well as a forest megaphone.

The sports area of Lázně Skalka includes a multi-purpose court and a miniature golf course. When planning, the various stations can be considered separately as educational, exercise and play elements.

Geographical setting

Skalka - písky is an extensive, horseshoe-shaped former extraction site with a diameter of 70 m and walls 10–12 m high. It is located near Lázně Skalka on a marked hiking trail and displays a unique sequence of Sub-Badenian sediments.

Jezírka Skalka is a geotourism site. The former small quarries are now filled with water; greywackes of the Myslejovice Beds emerge from Sub-Badenian pelites of the Carpathian Foredeep Basin.

Předina, which is considered a mountain, is located in the immediate surroundings of Skalka. The hill known as (Kelecká) [Otaslavice] is also located in the surroundings of Skalka.

Two objects considered monuments are located in the surroundings of Skalka: Socha sv. Jana Nepomuckého and Pomník obětem 1. světové války. Chlum, which is considered a mountain, is also located in the surroundings.

In the wider regional surroundings of Skalka are Horka, which is considered a mountain, and the ruins of Hrádek and Kuchlov.

When comparing hotels in Skalka U Prostějova, you can consider the travel dates, room category and cancellation policies separately. These details provide practical points of comparison; for your own travel planning, they can be considered alongside the locality’s different themes. For your own travel planning, the themes can be distinguished by their character: spa and cultural aspects stand alongside nature and exercise opportunities, while the geological sites form a separate focus. The information about the immediate and wider surroundings also indicates different spatial levels. This keeps it clear whether the focus is on the locality itself or on its regional surroundings.

Further destinations

If you would like to look at other destinations from the same selection in addition to Skalka U Prostějova, you can find them here: Klenovice Na Hané, Koválovice-Osíčany, Dobromilice, Stínava, Pěnčín, Hrdibořice, Brodek U Prostějova, Dobrochov.

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Prostějov.