Mrákotín U Telče: Hotels and accommodation

Culture and history

The stonecutting exhibition in Mrákotín presents the history and present day of the municipality, as well as the history of the stonecutting craft. This includes the production and transport of the monolith for Prague Castle and the production of a large stone roller. On display are hand tools and machine tools, equipment for geologists, and explosives used to blast rock faces. The exhibition also includes a wooden protective roof that was dismantled in a quarry, reduced in size, and rebuilt in the exhibition. Other exhibits include tools, unfinished products, and protective equipment used by stonecutters.

The parish church of St. Giles was originally a Gothic church from the 14th century and was rebuilt in the Neoclassical style in 1806–1807. The church and parish house in Mrákotín have been documented since 1398; parish registers have existed since 1661. A pilgrimage to the parish church of St. Giles takes place on the Sunday after the feast day of St. Giles.

Nature

The Horní Mrzatec natural monument and European site of importance comprises the cadastral areas of Mrákotín u Telče and Lhotka u Mrákotína. Horní Mrzatec is a nutrient-poor to moderately nutrient-rich pond with clear water and a sandy bottom on the edge of the extensive Javořice forest massif, as well as a landscape feature of high aesthetic value.

The Horní Nekolov natural monument protects a beech stand on the southeastern slope of Široký kámen, approximately 3 km northeast of Mrákotín, at elevations ranging from 690 to 772 m.

Paths and routes

One route reaches the 760 m-high Hradisko rock massif, which offers views of the surrounding landscape. Its terrain is rocky in places and includes steep climbs.

The 18 km-long Mrákotín–Bradlo–Hradisko hike, lasting approximately 5.5 hours, begins in Mrákotín and follows the yellow-marked hiking trail via Dobrá Voda before returning to the vicinity of Mrákotín. The route from Mrákotín to Javořice can also be completed by bicycle via cycle route No. 1113.

Local life

In the center of Mrákotín, a soft-serve ice cream stand offers four flavors every day. The stand is popular with locals and day-trippers and is included in an excursion program.

Further entries in the local directory: Opatov, Dlouhá Brtnice, Cerekvička, Nadějov, Stonařov, Hodice, Věžnička, Mysliboř.

For the higher-level travel overview: Jihlava District.