Biskoupky: Hotels and Accommodation

The Biskoupská Serpentine Steppe was designated a natural monument in 1979. It covers 2.21 hectares and lies at an elevation of 228 to 270 metres. As a protected natural monument, it is situated on serpentine rock slopes west of Biskoupky, above the left bank of the Jihlava River. Numerous pasqueflowers and other endangered plant species occur there.

Biskoupský kopec is home to thermophilous steppe grasslands supporting a population of the large-flowered pasqueflower (Pulsatilla grandis), as well as other specially protected and rare plant and animal species. The shallow soils there also support xerothermic grassland communities with scattered juniper trees.

Near Biskoupky, sedimentary outcrops of the Skryje–Týřovice Cambrian with fossils are exposed. Biskoupky is also home to a classic fossil site of the Czech Middle Cambrian.

The section of the Jihlava River between the Mohelno Reservoir and Hrubšice is used for paddling. The area around Biskoupky offers opportunities for hiking on a network of marked trails. The Templářská cycling route runs mainly along farm and forest roads or Class III roads.

A chapel has been preserved in the village square. A reconciliation stone dating from the 17th century has also been preserved.

Vítězslav Nezval was born in Biskoupky on 26 May 1900. The poet, writer and translator was a co-founder of Poetism and a leading figure in Czech Surrealism.

His birthplace is a single-storey, two-winged building with a T-shaped floor plan: the long main wing is covered by a hipped roof, while the short wing facing the courtyard has a gabled roof; the roofing consists of beaver-tail tiles. A commemorative plaque with a bronze portrait of the poet is mounted on the eastern side façade.

The former one-room school building in Biskoupky was built in 1893 and used as a school until 1967. The ruins of Templštýn are located in the vicinity of Biskoupky. They were founded at the end of the 13th century and were associated with the Knights Templar in the Middle Ages.

The Čarodějnický Dvůr Zoo Park also features exotic animals and operates as a mini-zoo with attractions for children.

Other places: Prštice, Chudčice, Kobylnice, Kuřim, Ochoz U Tišnova, Unín, Čebín, Jiříkovice

To the higher-level travel overview: Brno-Country District.