Discover Koválovice-Osíčany

Koválovice-Osíčany is a destination for you if you want to discover history, local traditions, and nature through specific places. The municipality offers a permanent museum dedicated to the history of the Border Guard, protected trees, walks, cycling routes, and several smaller religious buildings. This allows you to combine different interests without limiting your trip to a single theme.

Border history and local remembrance

A special cultural attraction is the Museum of the Border Guard and the SNB. It permanently exhibits objects and documents about the life and struggle of Czech border guards. It was founded by a retiree who served with the Ministry of the Interior’s Border Guard in the 1960s. The objects and documents are combined with the personal story of the museum’s founding, creating a distinctive approach to the exhibition. Visitors encounter a cultural focus that differs from the remembrance of those who died at the war memorials.

Local remembrance culture also includes two war memorials. A memorial plaque for General Josef Kroutil was added to the Koválovice war memorial for those who fell in the First World War in 1993. The war memorial for those who fell in the First World War in the centre of Koválovice bears the names of twelve fallen residents of the village. The two memorials emphasize different aspects of remembrance: the plaque commemorates General Josef Kroutil, while the central memorial commemorates twelve fallen residents.

Nature and trails through the landscape

The “Koválovické lípy” are a protected group of two small-leaved lime trees (Tilia cordata) in the cadastral area of Koválovice u Tištína within the municipality of Koválovice-Osíčany. The two small-leaved lime trees form a protected natural feature within the municipality. The polder in Koválovice-Osíčany is a popular place for walks in nature. Together, the two destinations represent different nature experiences within the municipality.

For cycling, the Litenčické cyklotrasy are the main attraction, forming a network of marked local cycling routes. They connect municipalities and points of interest in the gently undulating landscape of the Litenčická pahorkatina. This makes the cycling routes a distinct way to explore the surroundings through their villages and landscape areas. For planning purposes, this network combines marked routes with visits to municipalities and points of interest. At the same time, the gently undulating landscape of the Litenčická pahorkatina remains a distinct part of the cycling experience.

Chapels, church, and local tradition

Koválovice is home to the Chapel of Saint Dominic, one of the municipality’s sights. In Osíčany, the Chapel of the Virgin Mary has a bell tower. Koválovice is also home to a church dedicated to Saint Anthony, built in 1947. Together, these buildings give the trip a cultural focus that differs from the museum and memorial sites. The distribution of the buildings between Koválovice and Osíčany complements the museum and memorial site with religious destinations in both parts of the municipality.

Masopust is a local tradition held annually in Koválovice-Osíčany. If you choose your trip based on regional customs and historical traces, this recurring tradition is one of the defining themes of the place. The annual custom complements the permanent cultural attractions with its own focus on tradition.

Further destinations for research

For further research on the Czech Republic, you can also visit Víceměřice, Čehovice, Výšovice, Bousín, Malé Hradisko, Vitčice, Stínava and Šubířov.

For the higher-level travel overview: Prostějov District.