Lipovec: Hotels and accommodations

Lipovec lies on the edge of the Moravian Karst and at the transition between the karst region and the Drahanská vrchovina highlands. You may want to book a hotel in Lipovec.

Culture and history

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Lipovec was built from 1828 to 1842 and consecrated on September 8, 1843. It was initially built without a tower; in 1921, a small tower was added to its roof. In front of the church stands a cross erected in 1852 by farmers and haulers from Lipovec who transported charcoal to Adamov. Also in front of the church is a statue of Saint John of Nepomuk, newly made in 1816 and moved there in 1975.

The first written mention of Lipovec dates back to 1349. The village is also home to an archaeological site of an unknown, defunct medieval settlement. Its existence is dated on the basis of archaeological finds from the second half of the 13th century to the beginning of the 16th century.

The history of lime processing is also visible in Lipovec. The Velká dohoda limeworks was founded in 1928 and operated until 1979. Remains of the Vrchničákova limeworks have been preserved; Vodákova is the second of the two preserved limeworks in Lipovec.

Various events take place in the Sokolovna, including Easter and Christmas exhibitions as well as theater performances by local artists. A traditional Easter exhibition organized by the Spolku Vápeníček is scheduled to take place there on March 21, 2026.

Local life

Lipovec has a tradition of tasting slivovitz and slivovitz liqueurs. The dates scheduled are February 15, 2025, for the 20th edition, and February 7, 2026, for another tasting.

Nature

The specially protected area of Černá skála centers on a pond at the bottom of an old quarry with Culm shales in the built-up area of the municipality of Lipovec. Černá skála protects a particularly valuable habitat for amphibians; the occurrence and reproduction of several specially protected animal species have been documented there. At Černá skála, siltstones and fine-grained greywackes of the Rozstáň Formation are exposed in an abandoned quarry.

Trails and activities

Lipovec has a crossroads of cycling routes from which practically all surrounding municipalities can be reached. A green-marked hiking trail begins in the recreational resort of Jedovnice, leads through the municipality of Senetářov and past the Zálomí trail junction at the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Lipovec, continues to the Velká Dohoda complex, and ends in the Suchý žleb valley at Kalvodův kříž.

The Velká Dohoda complex has practice via ferratas, or secured routes, with a length of 150 meters. Climbing is possible on a 15-meter-high limestone wall; the necessary equipment and an instructor are available. The Velká Dohoda rope park is set on ten posts and includes ten high and seven low obstacles; it is suitable for children and adults.

Other places: Vysočany U Blanska, Míchov, Borotín, Cetkovice, Kuncina Ves, Svitávka, Velenov, Malá Roudka.

For the higher-level travel overview: Blansko District.