Onšov: Hotels and Accommodation
Onšov is located on a plateau that slopes steeply southwest toward the Dyje Canyon; book a hotel in Onšov using the booking option.
Culture and History
Historical records mention Onšov in 1323 as part of the Vranov estate. A chapel dedicated to Saint Anne was built in 1754. The present-day Chapel of Saint Anne was built in 1835 in place of the older chapel and has two smaller bells.
The Čtyřboká poklona is a Classicist wayside shrine with four sides on a rectangular ground plan. It stands in the immediate vicinity of Onšov, on the edge of the Vranov Forest Park in the direction of Vranov nad Dyjí. According to art-historical assessments, the distinctly shaped trefoil gable refers to the cult of Panny Marie Třídubské.
Landscape and Nature
The Stříbrné vodopády, also known as the Onšovské vodopády, consist of five smaller waterfalls on the northwestern edge of Podyjí National Park, at the cadastral boundary between Onšov and Vranov nad Dyjí. The left bank of Švýcarská zátoka on the Vranov Reservoir also belongs to the cadastral area of Onšov. The Hamerské srázy Nature Reserve lies south of Onšov in the surrounding area.
Trails and Activities
The Pěší Claryho okruh is classified as moderately difficult and is a 6-kilometre circular hiking trail. It passes through Onšov and turns left at the large chapel on the village square. The Karla-Clary educational trail has six information panels and three benches; there is also a summit logbook at the viewpoint by the Clary Cross.
Jízdárna Onšov is a station on a horse trail running through Podyjí National Park. The horse trail served by Jízdárna Onšov connects Znojmo with Vranov nad Dyjí. A bridleway also runs through Onšov.
A boat landing stage on the Vranov Reservoir is located in Onšov at the address Onšov ev. č. 4, 671 02 Onšov.
Other places in the overview: Vratěnín, Medlice, Stošíkovice Na Louce, Citonice, Blanné, Vémyslice, Hnanice, Jamolice.
To the higher-level travel overview: Znojmo District.
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