Vepřová: Hotels and Accommodation

In 1922, two marble plaques bearing the names of those who fell in the First World War were installed at the entrance to the Chapel of the Most Holy Trinity in Vepřová. The Chapel of Saint Wenceslas stands on the road to Račín, near Liškov Pond. It was consecrated on 22 September 1929; beforehand, a procession of citizens and honorary ladies set out from the chapel in the village.

A large part of Vepřová’s cadastral area lies within the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area. At the eastern edge of the cadastral area is the Mlýnský potok and Uhlířky Natural Monument. It consists of a naturally meandering stream with alder stands and floodplain meadows and protects important meadow communities as well as meandering waterways with numerous protected plant and animal species.

The Ranská jezírka protected area was designated in 1990, covers 27.21 hectares, and lies about 5 km north of Vepřová. It includes numerous ponds of varying sizes and old spoil heaps left by mining, which ended in the 19th century. The Dářko National Nature Reserve lies 5 km northeast of Vepřová. It protects the largest transitional mire of the transitional raised-bog type in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, with occurrences of Pinus rotundata as well as numerous protected and endangered plant and animal species.

Cycle Route 5061 from Vojnův Městec to Bystřice nad Pernštejnem passes through Vepřová. Cycle Route 4156 from Sázava to Ledeč nad Sázavou also runs through the village and is classified as a difficult route for mountain bikes and trekking bikes. Long-Distance Cycle Route 16 from Slavonice to Přibyslav also passes through Vepřová; it is moderately difficult to difficult and can be ridden on all types of bicycles.

The cycle route known as the “Santiniho cyklotrasa” is moderately difficult, runs on asphalt, and is suitable for all types of bicycles.

The Račínská studánka spring is located about 1 km from Vepřová on the road towards Račín. The Macova studna spring is situated about 1.5 km southeast of Vepřová on an asphalt road.

Other places: Moravecké Pavlovice, Oslavička, Nové Sady, Měřín, Velká Bíteš, Ostrov Nad Oslavou, Ubušínek, Borovnice

For the higher-level travel overview: Žďár nad Sázavou District.