Velké Kunětice: Hotels and Accommodations

Velké Kunětice combines distinctive religious, castle and industrial heritage with a landscape between the plain and the mountains. The Church of Our Lady of the Snows is a landmark of Velké Kunětice. It was formerly dedicated to Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia. The cemetery surrounding the church is enclosed by a wall with two entrances: an eastern entrance facing the village and a northern entrance.

Culture and History

The castle complex consists of two residential buildings and farm buildings of different ages. The northern residential building dates back to a medieval foundation, while the western residential building is Neoclassical. The castle with its farmyard was designated a cultural monument in 2022. The fortress, castle and remaining park are open to the public by prior arrangement or during events.

Velké Kunětice was first mentioned in written records in 1284. In the late 15th century, there were limestone quarries in Velké Kunětice. After the hammer mills there ceased to exist, even more lime was burned in Velké Kunětice.

Nature and Trails

The 981-hectare cadastral area of Velké Kunětice gently descends in its northern part toward the plain along the Nisa at the state border. The northern foothills of the Sokolský hřbet extend into the Rychlebské hory in the southern part of the cadastral area.

In the center of the village, two unique 19th-century lime kilns stand directly on a green-marked hiking trail. A path leads from the lime kilns to a partially flooded marble quarry, from which the raw material for these kilns was extracted.

Cycling Trails

The marked cycling route 6041 runs from Javorník via Vidnava to Velké Kunětice. In addition, the regional cycling route in the Jesenicko-Nysa area runs through Sławniowice, Velké Kunětice, Rokliny, Kaltenštejn, Zelená Hora, Vápenná and Žulová.

Further destinations: Uhelná, Zlate Hory, Bílá Voda, Mikulovice U Jeseníku, Lipova Lazne, Vlčice, Bělá Pod Pradědem, Javornik

To the overview of the wider travel area: Jeseník District.