Doubravice Nad Svitavou: Hotels and Accommodations

Doubravice nad Svitavou combines several clearly distinct aspects of the town – from cycling connections to sacred and historical monuments.

Doubravice nad Svitavou has a railway stop on the Brno–Česká Třebová line.

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Cycling

Cycle route 5202 runs through Doubravice nad Svitavou and intersects cycle route 5204 in the town square. Cycle route 5204 passes through the Klemov district to Doubravice nad Svitavou and continues from the town square towards Kuničky.

Culture and History

The ruins of Doubravice Castle lie above the valley of the Nešůrky stream, approximately 1.5 km from Doubravice nad Svitavou. The castle was built in the last third of the 13th century and had already been abandoned by 1528.

The Church of St. John the Baptist complex in Doubravice nad Svitavou comprises the church itself and the statue of Saint John of Nepomuk standing opposite it to the northeast. The complex is a Baroque structure from 1717 that was completely rebuilt after the fire of 1760. It also includes a Baroque mortuary chapel built into the cemetery wall.

On the southern outskirts of Doubravice nad Svitavou, near the cemetery on the right-hand side of the road towards Rájec, stands an approximately 2-metre-high, brick-built and plastered wayside shrine.

Boží muka is a brick-built wayside shrine with Baroque stylistic features. This small architectural structure is an important element shaping the character of the area and a testimony to popular piety in Doubravice nad Svitavou; it is already marked on maps from the First Military Survey.

In the southern part of the town square in Doubravice nad Svitavou stands a sculpture of Saint Sebastian within a balustrade enclosure. The stone sculpture bears the year 1713 carved into it.

A Baroque cross at the exit from Doubravice nad Svitavou towards Boskovice bears the year 1799. It is considered an important monument of local significance.

The weir on the Svitava is a technical structure that still functions today to regulate the river and generate electrical energy.

Local Life

The annual raising of the maypole takes place in Svobody Square and is jointly organized by the Volunteer Fire Brigade in Doubravice nad Svitavou and the Městys Doubravice nad Svitavou. The maypole is raised without mechanical aids.

Skatulec, a named mountain, lies in the vicinity of Doubravice nad Svitavou. The named mountains Jedla, Bučí and Střela are located in the surroundings of Doubravice nad Svitavou.

In the wider regional surroundings of Doubravice nad Svitavou are Kuchlov, a named ruin; Zoo Brno, a named zoo; Pomník obětem 1. a 2. světové války, a named monument; and Hrádek, a named ruin.

Other places: Vranová, Valchov, Blansko-Oburka, Letovice, Ústup, Pametice, Velenov, Závist

For the broader travel overview: Blansko District.