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Rajhrad: Hotels and Accommodation

The Benedictine monastery in Rajhrad is the oldest monastery in Moravia. The Way of St. James leads to the complex of the Benedictine monastery in Rajhrad; it is also home to the Památník písemnictví na Moravě, the Memorial of Literature in Moravia, which opened in 2005 in the gradually restored Baroque monastery complex.

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Culture and History

The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1765 and 1766; the design is attributed to Santini. In 1718, planning work for the Baroque expansion of the Benedictine monastery in Rajhrad was entrusted to Jan Blažej Santini Aichl.

Stará pila is a technical monument in Rajhrad that was renovated by the Rajhrad Benedictines in 1763. The first written mention of the Rajhradský mlýn dates from 1092.

A small museum is located in the monastery of the Sisters of the Consolation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Rajhrad; its exhibits illustrate the congregation’s dramatic history. The monument to General Kozyr was unveiled in 1973 on the grounds of the horticultural school in Rajhrad. A traditional annual fair is also held in Rajhrad.

Nature and Trails

The Poznáváme Rajhradsko educational and experiential trail is 25.5 km long in total and consists of two circular sections. A walk through the adjacent floodplain forest is one of the options when visiting the Benedictine monastery in Rajhrad.

The U staré pily quiet zone in Rajhrad features a boathouse for water sports in a former branch of the Svratka River.

Landscape and Surroundings

The wider regional surroundings of Rajhrad include Brno Zoo, Vinohrady Hill, Leskoun Hill, and Nedánov Hill. The ruins of Dívčí Hrady and Tempelštejn are also located in this wider regional area.

The Pizoňky-Syrovice hill is located in the immediate vicinity of Rajhrad. Sady Osvobození is a park in the surroundings of Rajhrad.

You can access other places in the same area directly: Skryje, Drahonín, Velatice, Ketkovice, Čebín, Řikonín, Borač, Újezd U Brna.

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

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