ECRCM - Pilgrimage Guide 01

Pilgrimage Route

of Saints Cyril and Methodius Svatý Kopeček – Velehrad

www.cyril-methodius.eu

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PILGRIMAGE ROUTE OF SAINTS CYRIL AND METHODIUS

“Saints Cyril and Methodius brought major contributions when building Europe, not just concerning its Christian religious community, but also its civic and cultural unity.”

Pope John Paul II, Slavorum apostoli

SVATÝ KOPEČEK NEAR OLOMOUC – VELEHRAD

photo Jiří Šumbera

PILGRIMAGE ROUTE OF SAINTS CYRIL AND METHODIUS Dear pilgrim, You are about to journey to places where the history of the Great Moravian Empire was written. These places have been associated since time immemorial with the acts and deeds of the holy brothers from Constantinople, Cyril and Methodius. In a certain sense, you are also following their ancient mission. They journeyed from far-away Constantinople to bring glad tidings in the light of their faith to the local nations – the Gospel. They came so that through creation of a new alphabet, they could help central European lands rise up and into the family of existing nations. They came in the effort to bring proper upbringing and education to the local peoples, so that their cultures could shine, and thanks to the first legal texts, so that they could justly arrange relationships within their society. You too are thus heading out on a journey towards understanding and discovery.

When, just like the brothers from Thessaloniki, you listen to the voice of your conscience and are open to all situations you encounter, you are bound to be rewarded through knowing yourself, your relations towards others and especially that which encompasses all of us – we know him as Almighty God. Sincere searching and attentive perception are the prerequisites, which can be transformed into true learning or discovery of answers to questions accompanying you on your pilgrimage.

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SVATÝ KOPEČEK NEAR OLOMOUC – VELEHRAD Along the way, you will perhaps find help in both sacral and secular works created over generations of ancestors, stunning natural beauty and welcoming people. Let this ring in your heart and in each step on this pilgrimage route following where Saints Cyril and Methodius lived and worked. Their legacy lives on even today. For centuries, the Cyril and Methodius tradition has brought up and led people to learning the Gospel, to cultivation of local cultures, to widening education and creating just relationships – all in openness and fruitful dialog, respect for the opinions of others and honor towards the roots of their history. Through your pilgrimage and incorporating what you've learned into everyday life, you too can fulfill their legacy!

photo m-ARK Marketing a reklama

photo Zdeněk Urbanovský

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PILGRIMAGE ROUTE OF SAINTS CYRIL AND METHODIUS

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SVATÝ KOPEČEK NEAR OLOMOUC – VELEHRAD

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pilgrimage route prepared pilgrimage route marked tourist trail information monastery, -open for visitors castle, -open for visitors chateau/mansion, -open for visitors chateau/mansion, -open for visitors ruins, -with a guide castle site, archeological site museum, technical curiosity, windmill synagogue, point of interest health centre, mountain rescue service observation tower, scenic overlook natural-, thermal-, bath place, swimming hall

air field, airport zoo park, golf gamekeeper's lodge, mill, mine, gallery monument, chapel, church highway, dual carriageway roads of the I., II. and III. class dirt road, cart track, foot path, tunnel railway, station, stop national border border of national park, protected landscape area, natural park protected territory tree-lined avenue/boulevard, protected tree cemetery, forest, spring shipping line, dock/quay, ferry contour lines at 20 m, elevation point,

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Svatý Kopeček Tršice 112 km

96 km

Pavlovice u Přerova 82,5 km

Svatý Hostýn 62,3 km

Štípa

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Napajedla

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Svatý Kopeček near Olomouc photo Petra Konečná

1st stage: SVATÝ KOPEČEK NEAR OLOMOUC – TRŠICE

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We begin our pilgrimage in the center of the fertile 3,6 h ••••• 14,5 km 122 m Haná Region. Before heading out on the pilgrimage route, the city of Olomouc and its important monuments are well worth visiting. These undoubtedly include the Holy Trinity Column (Sloup Nejsvětější Trojice) (UNESCO Heritage Site), as well as several churches, crowned by the St. Wenceslas Cathedral. In terms of number of churches per capita, Olomouc is rightfully known as the European leader.

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1. SVATÝ KOPEČEK NEAR OLOMOUC – TRŠICE

Pope John Paul II visited Svatý Kopeček photo archive Archdiocese of Olomouc

Pope John Paul II visited Svatý Kopeček (meeting with the youths, 5/21/1995) photo archive Archdiocese of Olomouc

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Svatý Kopeček Tršice 112 km

96 km

Pavlovice u Přerova 82,5 km

Svatý Hostýn 62,3 km

Štípa

48,6 km

Napajedla

18,8 km

Velehrad 0 km

Madona – Sv. Kopeček near Olomouc photo archive PhDr. Mgr. Josef Pala

From the pilgrimage basilica on SVATÝ KOPEČEK we head down along the booths to STOP no. 39 by the hospice center, and continue to the left along the restaurant. At the crossroads, turn right and cross the main road, continue along a long brick wall on the right. Below the gardens, take the field path towards the forest on the left. At the forest go right, taking the forest path straight and then along the field path to the diminutive Chapel of St. Donatus (Kaplička sv. Donáta) (without the saint's statue) before the village of BUKOVANY, where you will find STOP no. 38 . From there you head back to the village.

Historical sources mention the village of Bukovany back in 1141, when Olomouc Bishop Jindřich Zdík consecrated the new St. Wenceslas Church (Kostel sv. Václava).

Bukovany – field Chapel of St. Donatus photo Karel Kršák

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1. SVATÝ KOPEČEK NEAR OLOMOUC – TRŠICE Now standing here is the new Church of St. Anthony of Padua (Kostel sv. Antonína Paduánského) (1992) – the fifth sacral structure built in the Olomouc archdiocese since 1989.

On the main road, turn left towards nearby VELKÁ BYSTŘICE. In the city go right towards Olomouc, after 100 m go left to STOP no. 37.

A fortress was mentioned in Velká Bystřice in 1381.

It was transformed in the late-16th century into a Renaissance chateau with hotel, and today it is one of the town's most important monuments. The town Velká Bystřice – chateau photo Karel Kršák hall was built in 1825.

The center features the parish Church of the Decollation of St. John the Baptist (Kostel Stětí sv. Jana Křtitele). Also here is a church of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church (Církev československá husitská – Husův sbor) from 1937.

From Velká Bystřice, continue along the road to SVÉSEDLICE. The oldest landmark in the village of Svésedlice is a conciliation cross from 1547 in front of the former school (here you will find STOP no. 36). The Chapel of St. Francis of Assisi (Kaple sv. Františka z Assisi) (1902) stands at the site of an original wooden bell tower.

From Svésedlice, continue again along the main road to the next village. Cross the crossroads Doloplazy – Čechovice, do not turn but go straight into VACANOVICE.

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Svésedlice – conciliation cross from 1547 photo Karel Kršák

Svatý Kopeček Tršice 112 km

96 km

Pavlovice u Přerova 82,5 km

Svatý Hostýn 62,3 km

Štípa

48,6 km

Napajedla

18,8 km

Velehrad 0 km

On the Vacanovice village green stands the Chapel of St. Praxedes (Kaple sv. Praxedy) from 1771.

Beside it is STOP no. 35.

A noteworthy monument here is the cemetery Bethlehem Chapel (Betlémská kaple) from 1930.

From Vacanovice, head out again along the road. At the crossroads, go left towards – TRŠICE.

Vacanovice – Chapel of St. Praxedes photo Karel Kršák

The village of Tršice is dominated by the sizable parish Church of the Birth of Our Lady (Kostel Narození Panny Marie). Nearby is a massive concrete statue of a frog (3 × 3.5 m in size) built in 2009 to remember the missionary to Tršice – Jiří Žabka of Limberk. (Žabka = frog in Czech) Also here is STOP no. 34.

The village museum resides here on the ground floor of the chateau. Its artifacts include period furniture, clothing, documents, photographs and detailed modern history of the hops industry and agriculture, showcasTršice – Church of the Birth of Our Lady photo Karel Kršák ing a series of unique farm implements. The most famous personality from Tršice was native Jan Nitka (1906–2013), a recognized gardener and fruit grower who specialized in berries and nuts. He even bred his own hazelnut variety that bears his name.

Tršice – chateau photo Karel Kršák

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Svatý Kopeček Tršice 112 km

Pavlovice u Přerova 82,5 km

96 km

Svatý Hostýn

Štípa

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48,6 km

Napajedla

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Velehrad 0 km

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Tršice – statue of a frog photo Karel Kršák

2nd. stage: TRŠICE – PAVLOVICE U PŘEROVA From Tršice to Pavlovice u Přerova, you actually 3,5 h ••••• 14,4 km 165 m continue along the same road dotted with picturesque villages, which also bear pretty names – Lazníky, Buk, Prosenice, and Radslavice. Besides ecclesiastical structures, you will see e. g. an impressive 80 m tall sugar refinery tower.

In the village of Tršice, after 150 m along the main road, turn left towards – LAZNÍKY.

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Lazníky – Chapel of St. Florian photo Karel Kršák

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The most important monument in Lazníky is the Chapel of St. Florian (Kaple sv. Floriána) of 1825 (the saint's statute in it however is missing). Beside it you will find STOP no. 33.

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2. TRŠICE – PAVLOVICE U PŘEROVA The oldest statue in the village is the Baroque sandstone statue of Our Lady of Holy Hill (socha Panny Marie Svatokopecké) (1738), upon whose footstall the coat of-arms of the aristocratic Podstatský family is carved.

From Lazníky, continue along the main road. At the crossroads, go right towards the village of BUK. In the middle of the village of Buk stands the Chapel of St. Urban (Kaple sv. Urbana), a Baroque folk structure with diminutive hexagonal tower from 1841, by which there is STOP no. 32 .

Buk – Chapel of St. Urban photo Karel Kršák

Continue along the road and you will arrive in PROSENICE. Cross the road I/47 Přerov – Lipník, on the left behind the church is STOP no. 31.

The village of Prosenice has three dominant features: the parish Church of St. John the Baptist and St. Anthony of Padua (Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele a sv. Antonína Paduánského), in front of which stands a stone cross, a sugar refinery smokestack over 80 m high, and by it a silo for holding up to 20,000 tons of sugar.

Continue around Prosenice – the parish Church of St. John the Baptist and St. Anthony of Padua photo Karel Kršák the cemetery on your left along an asphalt sidewalk between the gardens to the road, turn right and continue towards – RADSLAVICE. At the crossroads, just before the church lies STOP no. 30 .

The dominant feature in Radslavice is the filial Church of St. Joseph (Kostel sv. Josefa) from 1932, another notable landmark is a Baroque cross from 1759. One remarkable figure born here was František Slaměník (1845–1919), director of the lower secondary

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Svatý Kopeček Tršice 112 km

96 km

Pavlovice u Přerova 82,5 km

Svatý Hostýn 62,3 km

Štípa

48,6 km

Napajedla

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Velehrad 0 km

schools in the city of Přerov, organizer of the teaching profession in Moravia and founder of the Komenský Museum in Přerov.

His family home, house no. 32, bears a memorial plaque, and the local kindergarten is named after him.

From the crossroads, head out along the main road no. 434 on the left towards Sušice, after around Radslavice – Church of St. Joseph photo Karel Kršák 400 m, go right towards – PAVLOVICE U PŘEROVA. In the village, go left and pass by the turn to the Church of St. Giles (Kostel sv. Jiljí) (1886), and after around 200 m, on the left by the bus stop, you will find STOP no. 29 .

One of the key personalities who lived in Pavlovice was Jan Jiří Ignác Středovský (1679–1713), writer, historian and Panslavist, who worked as a priest in the village from 1703 until his untimely death.

He is also buried here. His work made him a well known figure in Czech historiography. Also part of the village's history is the noble family Skene, whose lineage anchored itself in the Přerov area at the start of the latter-19th century. Industrialist and landowner Baron Alfred Skene (1849–1917) deserves much credit for developing the village. In 1890–91, he had a chateau built here that is today a home for senior citizens. He is buried in the family tomb at the local cemetery.

Pavlovice u Přerova – Church of St. Giles photo Karel Kršák

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Svatý Kopeček 112 km

Tršice 96 km

Pavlovice u Přerova Svatý Hostýn

Štípa

62,3 km

82,5 km

48,6 km

Napajedla

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Velehrad 0 km

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Hradčany – Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua photo Karel Kršák

3rd stage: PAVLOVICE U PŘEROVA – SVATÝ HOSTÝN Along with other uncommon names – Hradčany, 710 m 8,4 h ••••• 20 km Nahošovice, Dřevohostice. A bell tower dating back five centuries will welcome you here. Now we are slowly approaching Holy Hostýn (Svatý Hostýn) – it is just a few kilometers from Slavkov but a steep climb awaits you.

From Pavlovice u Přerova, head along the road towards the village HRADČANY. On the Hradčany village green stands a bell tower that was added on to the Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua (Kaple sv. Antonína Paduánského).

At the crossroads, go right to STOP no. 28 . Along the road, continue to NAHOŠOVICE to STOP no. 27.

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Numerous archaeological discoveries from the Neolithic Period (Early Stone Age) make the village of Nahošovice the oldest permanently settled territory in the Hostýn foothills. The village's dominant feature is the Chapel of the Holy Trinity (Kaple Nejsvětější Trojice)

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3. PAVLOVICE U PŘEROVA – SVATÝ HOSTÝN built in 1874 at the spot of an erstwhile bell tower.

Nahošovice was made famous by local native Josef Zmeškal (1885–1943), teacher, professor of Latin and Greek at the Archbishop's Gymnasium in Kroměříž, and from 1920 choirmaster in the Church of St. Maurice (Kostel sv. Mořice) in Kroměříž, later director of the archbishop's seminary in Kroměříž and publisher of an edition of musical compositions.

Nahošovice – Chapel of the Holy Trinity photo Karel Kršák

From Nahošovice, head down the road to the crossroads and go left towards – DŘEVOHOSTICE. Behind the bridge lies STOP no. 26 .

As of the late-15th century, the Dřevohostice domain belonged to the important Moravian family, the Žerotíns. Starting in the 16th century, the strong influence of the Unity of the Czech Brethren appeared here, who established here one of the oldest Brethren schools in Moravia (1561). They named the town Moravská Sarepta. The square Dřevohostické náměstí is dominated by the Renaissance town hall from 1521, restored in its original likeness. Its five towers, of which the middle one is the highest, speak of the town's right to exercise capital punishment. Another important architectural monument is the fourwing Renaissance chateau from the 16th century with preserved

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Dřevohostice – town hall photo Karel Kršák

Svatý Kopeček 112 km

Tršice 96 km

Pavlovice u Přerova Svatý Hostýn 82,5 km

62,3 km

Štípa

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Napajedla

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Velehrad 0 km

area in front of the chateau. It was built at the site of an original provincial seat – a fortress from 1368. The chateau is one of the most important monuments of the Moravian Renaissance. The parish Church of St. Nicholas (Kostel sv. Havla) from the latter-18th century stands at the site of a former Unity of the Czech Brethren church built in 1570–79. By the church stands the 25 m Renaissance bell tower of the Brethren from 1521. The Brethren cemetery once sprawled around the tower, where Unity of the Brethren Bishop Jan Jessenius was buried, one of the translators of the Bible into Czech (Kralice 1663 Version). Standing in front of the parish is a Marian column, a sandstone sculpture with rarely appearing relief of Adam and Eve at the paradise tree from 1768.

Moravian Baroque composDřevohostice – bell tower of the Brethren photo Karel Kršák er Josef Schreier was born in Dřevohostice in 1718, author of the Christmas mass “Missa pastoralis in C boemica”, which is normally considered on par with the famous Ryba Christmas mass “Hej mistře”. Another noteworthy local son was Cyril Vrbík (1927–2002), pastor of the pilgrimage site in Dub nad Moravou, who was killed there on October 22, 2002.

Continue along the main road no. 150 towards – Bystřice pod Hostýnem. In LIPOVÁ, where you will find the Chapel of Saints Cyril and Methodius (Kaple sv. Cyrila a Metoděje), continue around STOP no. 25 towards the municipal authority, where you then head right.

Along the field path, you will head over the horizon to the pond and then to the left.

After 300 m, bear slightly left towards the forest. After finishing this part of your pilgrimage, you will find yourself in the Zlín Region.

Lipová – Chapel of Saints Cyril and Methodius photo Karel Kršák

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3. PAVLOVICE U PŘEROVA – SVATÝ HOSTÝN Journey along the marked forest path to a large T-crossing and go left to STOP no. 24 . After a short while, your path will lead you to the edge of the forest, where a view opens up to the zone of the Hostýn Hills with the dominant feature of Svatý Hostýn and the highest hill Kelčský Javorník (864 ASL). Continue on the right and after passing a children's camp and forester's cottage, head towards Bílavsko. Cross the main road no. 438 and the railroad tracks, and lying at the parish Church of St. Bartholomew (Kostela sv. Bartoloměje) (1784) is STOP no. 23 .

The most important native son was Inocenc Krutil (1908–2000).

In his early-20th century book of recollections of the Bystřice area, he provided a captivating narration of the days of his childhood and youth in the land under Hostýn, and of the people who lived here. Professor František Dvorník (1893–1975) is buried in the cemetery in Bílavsko.

He was a native from nearby Chomýž and a world-renowned prof. František Dvorník Byzantologist. Over the span family photo archive ing. F. Dvorník of his life, he was recognized with a large number of honors and honorary doctorates of leading world universities. He died in Kroměříž on November 4, 1975, on a visit to Czechoslovakia.

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Bílavsko – parish Church of St. Bartholomew, left behind Svatý Hostýn photo Karel Kršák

Svatý Kopeček 112 km

Tršice 96 km

Pavlovice u Přerova Svatý Hostýn 82,5 km

62,3 km

Štípa

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Napajedla

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Velehrad 0 km

In the village of BÍLAVSKO go right along the local road, and after around 300 m, go left and take the steep path into the forest. After a short wooded section at the crossing, continue to the right through the forest and farther along the field path (forest on the left, view of Hostýn on the right) to SLAVKOV POD HOSTÝNEM. In the village at the first crossroads, go left up the hill, at the main road, turn right and then left to the small Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes (Kaplička Panny Marie Lurdské) (1833) with stained glass of Our Lady of Hostýn and St. Florian – STOP no. 22 .

Slavkov pod Hostýnem – Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes

photo Karel Kršák You will take the road straight up the hill and reach a wide forest path. After around 400 m, go left up a steep walkway. You will arrive at a meadow on the left, after 30 m, go right to the crossroads Pod Valy to STOP no. 21 A .

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SVATÝ HOSTÝN

Svatý Hostýn – bazilica photo Karel Kršák

Sacred Heart of God

Franz Josef I Lookout Tower

Jurkovič Stations of the Cross

Old Stations of the Cross

Wind power station

Path of Light 6 × photo Karel Kršák

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Svatý Kopeček 112 km

Tršice 96 km

Pavlovice u Přerova Svatý Hostýn 82,5 km

62,3 km

Štípa

48,6 km

Napajedla

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Velehrad 0 km

Sarcander Chapel photo Karel Kršák

A view of Svatý Hostýn in the beginning of the 20th century (historic photo) photo archive PhDr. Mgr. Josef Pala

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SVATÝ HOSTÝN

Svatý Hostýn – bazilica and Sarcander Chapel photo Karel Kršák

Main altar with statue of the Virgin Mary photo Karel Kršák

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Svatý Kopeček 112 km

Tršice 96 km

Pavlovice u Přerova Svatý Hostýn 82,5 km

62,3 km

Štípa

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Napajedla

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Velehrad 0 km

Painting of Our Lady the Protector over the entrance to the basilica photo Karel Kršák

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Svatý Kopeček 112 km

Tršice 96 km

Pavlovice u Přerova 82,5 km

Svatý Hostýn 62,3 km

Štípa

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Rusava – Catholic Church of the Exaltation photo Karel Kršák

4th stage: SVATÝ HOSTÝN – ŠTÍPA The section between two marked pilgrimage 231 m 4h ••••• 16 km sites – Holy Hostýn and Štípa – will lead mostly along a forest path with memorable views of the lovely local landscape. Rusava appeals to every tourist.

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Leaving the basilica at Holy Hostýn, you will head out along the asphalt road towards the lookout tower. Meanwhile you will pass STOPS no. 21E , 21D and 21C . In the first bend, go towards the parking lot (here is STOP no. 21B), then down 500 m along the yellow hiking route around Ovčárna to the crossroads Pod Valy ( STOP no. 21A), where you link to the blue hiking route, which leads you to the guidepost Bukovina. From here, you briefly ascend along the forested yellow hiking route, where after 800 m (still the yellow hiking route), it is joined by an asphalt cycle path. Take this for 1.2 km, after which you will reach the guidepost in Rusava's Grapy.

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4. SVATÝ HOSTÝN – ŠTÍPA A gradual climb of 2 km remaining on the yellow hiking route will lead you to the village of Rusava. Once you reach the road, go right and continue 400 m along two parallel hiking routes (blue and yellow) to the guidepost Rusava (kino, bus). Also here is STOP no. 20 .

The clean air in the mountain village of Rusava is compared to the air in the High Tatra Mountains, and physicians recommend stays there for their asthmatic patients. Besides the Catholic Church of the Exaltation (Kostel Povýšení sv. Kříže) from 1779 (on Hořansko), in the lower part of the village, there is also an Evangelist church from 1883. On the parish here hangs a plaque commemorating the prominent Protestant pastor Daniel Sloboda (1809–1888), who preached here for over a half-century.

The Rusava Museum showcases the history of the village, its Rusava – Evangelist church photo Karel Kršák distinct culture and way of life of the local inhabitants.

From panel no. 20, you will ascend along the asphalt road for about 1 km towards Ráztok. At the cycle tourism guidepost, go right and rise along the asphalt road (cycle route no. 5121) 1.7 km up to the crossroads U Dubu, where you will find STOP no. 19. From this stop, head out by forest 3 km along the green hiking route to the village of LUKOVEČEK, where along Ráztocká street, at the bend in the road by the municipal authority, go left along the main road and after 300 m, take another left across the stream to the Chapel of Our Lady

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Fryšták – Ignác Stuchlý House (left) and the Church of St. Nicholas (right) photo Karel Kršák

Svatý Kopeček 112 km

Tršice 96 km

Pavlovice u Přerova 82,5 km

Svatý Hostýn 62,3 km

Štípa

48,6 km

Napajedla

18,8 km

Velehrad 0 km

of Perpetual Help (Kaple Panny Marie Ustavičné pomoci) from 1879. You are now beside STOP no. 18 . From here, head out along Mlýnská street 100 m to Kříbová street, and take cycle path no. 5036 along the asphalt path leading all the way to Fryšták.

Notice: in Lukoveček, you may be tempted to walk to Fryšták along the relatively safe main road.

Before reaching FRYŠTÁK – at STOP no. 17 – the path links up with the blue hiking route. After 1 km, you will reach the cemetery, the burial site of Mr. Ignác Stuchlý, founder of the Salesian movement in our land.

Lukoveček – Chapel of Our Lady photo Karel Kršák

The existence of Fryšták was first recorded in the mid-14th century. The city hall has been the square's dominant feature for centuries, but Fryšták's oldest building is the pub Hrubá hospoda, built in the mid-17th century as a noblemen's pub. The parish Church of St. Nicholas (Kostel sv. Mikuláše), which stands upon original Gothic foundations from the 14th century, was built at the start of the 18th century. The large building behind it, the Ignác Stuchlý House (Dům Ignáce Stuchlého) – served the nuns of the 3rd Order of St. Francis. After their departure, the Salesian Order purchased the building in 1927 and opened a gymnasium here. Fryšták is famous for its musical greats and native sons – the meritorious artists prof. Jaroslav Kvapil (1892–1958) and Břetislav Bakala (1897–1958).

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Ignác Stuchlý photo archive DIS Fryšták

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Tršice 96 km

Pavlovice u Přerova 82,5 km

Svatý Hostýn 62,3 km

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From the cemetery, continue through the square náměstí Míru around the Church of St. Nicholas (Kostel sv. Mikuláše) to the main road no. 490, where you turn left towards Zlín. Past the main crossroads, through which you go straight, bear left towards ŠTÍPA Fryšták – Church of St. Nicholas photo Karel Kršák after 100 m (cycle route no. 5036). Along this route after 2.5 km, you will reach ZOO Zlín and chateau Lešná.

This zoological garden within a chateau park offers a unique view of animals moving about freely in safe pavilions and fenced-in spaces.

Continue 1 km along the main road to the pilgrimage Church of the Birth of Our Lady in Štípa (Kostel Narození Panny Marie ve Štípě).

The pilgrimage Church of the Birth of Our Lady in Štípa from the 18th century along with the monastery building forms one of the largest and most beautiful structures in the Olomouc archdiocese. The statue of the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus on the main altar is one of the three oldest Marian statues in Moravia. Judging by its style, it comes from the start of the 14th century. The church holds a unique wooden pipe organ from 1890. Prepared STOP no. 16 is found close to the renovated square Mariánské náměstí. www.stipa.cz

Štípa – historical postcard photo archive L. Hnilica

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Štípa – interior of the pilgrimage Church of the Birth of Our Lady photo archive L. Hnilica

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Tršice 96 km

Pavlovice u Přerova 82,5 km

Svatý Hostýn 62,3 km

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Štípa – Church of the Birth of Our Lady historical postcard photo archive L. Hnilica

Štípa – old church (bottom) photo Jaroslav Podhajský

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Pavlovice u Přerova 82,5 km

Svatý Hostýn 62,3 km

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Štípa – pilgrimage Church of the Birth of Our Lady photo Jaroslav Podhajský

5th stage: ŠTÍPA – NAPAJEDLA From undisturbed nature, you now head to the 7,5 h ••••• 27,5 km 469 m modern regional city of Zlín, the center of eastern Moravia. Few would not recognize the Baťa shoe brand, whose fame started here and spread around the globe.

From prepared STOP no. 16 continue along the road towards Zlín. You will pass a small church on the left that replaced an older chapel (the Our Lady of Štípa statue was originally located here). After 400 m, you will link up with the cycle path (cycle route no. 5067), which will lead you 6.2 km to the regional seat – ZLÍN to the Dřevnice River.

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Zlín – view of the city with the Church of Saints Philip and James photo Zuzana Karlíková

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The regional city of Zlín is now home to 75,000 inhabitants, and because of its sheer economic potential, it holds a distinct position amongst the important Czech cities. As a garden city harmonically nestled in a beautiful natural environment, it remains a unique example of architecture and town planning of the Zlín – look at both churches photo Zuzana Karlíková 20th century. An important milestone in Zlín's history was 1894, when the Baťa family opened their family cobbler shop here. Thanks to entirely exceptional growth and prosperity of the company and influence of Tomáš Baťa (1876–1932), in the interwar period, Zlín emerged as a modern city with its own architectural style and pace of life. By the work of important architects (Jan Kotěra, František Lydie Gahura, Miroslav Lorenc and Vladimír Karfík), Zlín gained the character of a functionalist city unique to all of Europe. Functionalism was a style that also invigorated famous French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier.

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5. ŠTÍPA – NAPAJEDLA The city center is formed of former factory buildings of the Baťa Company, a 78 m high “skyscraper” (1938), a department store, a newly built university center, former dormitories, the famous “Baťa homes” and the City Theater (1967).

Its monuments include the chateau (1571) and the parish Church of Saints Zlín – building 21 “skyscraper” photo Zuzana Karlíková Philip and James (Kostel sv. Filipa a Jakuba) (appearing in its oldest likeness around 1390), the functionalist Evangelical church (1937) and in the Jižní Svahy district, you will find the second Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady Help of Christians (Kostel Panny Marie Pomocnice křesťanů) (2003). In terms of culture, Zlín features a film studio, made famous in the 1960s by the animated and special effects films of Karel Zeman and Hermína Týrlová. Tomas Bata University was established in 2000, and a year later, Zlín became the seat of the newly established Zlín Region. Another interesting place is the new Cultural and University Center (2011) designed by architect Eva Jiřičná.

When you come to the river Dřevnice, go right and head along the embankment Fügnerově nábřeží up to the main road. Here take a left, walk under the railroad bridge and keep heading up to the Church of Saints Philip and James (Kostel sv. Filipa and Jakuba), in front of which there is a parking lot. When you stand so that the church and the parking lot are both in front of you, go right along the main boulevard třída Tomáše Bati up to the park, at whose western side you will run into the blue hiking route. Take it to the left to the Congress Center (Kongresové centrum) – the seat of Zlín's Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra (Filharmonie Bohuslava Martinů).

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Zlín – Church of Our Lady Help of Christians photo Veronika Křížková

Svatý Kopeček 112 km

Tršice 96 km

Pavlovice u Přerova 82,5 km

Svatý Hostýn 62,3 km

Štípa 48,6 km

Napajedla

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Velehrad 0 km

From here, you have a lovely view of the urban design of Zlín, including the famous “Baťa skyscraper” (today the seat of the Zlín Regional Authority). Its rooftop holds a café and offers an unparalleled view of the entire city.

From the Congress Center, continue up along the blue hiking route to the Luděk Čajka Winter Stadium (Zimní stadion Luďka Čajky), which you pass by and continue into the forest, where you will take the Health Trail (Stezka zdraví) (remaining on the blue hiking trail) around 3 km to STOP no. 15 . From here, go 200 m along the asphalt path and blue hiking route to the guidepost Pod Tlustou horou, from which you continue in parallel along the green and blue hiking routes until you arrive after 1.3 km to the guidepost U Boudy. From here, tale the green hiking route 500 m to STOP no. 14 .

From this stop, continue 2 km along an asphalt forest path up to the road (you are now no longer on the green hiking route). Take the road to the right and go to the crossroads (around 600 m), through which you will go straight.

Malenovice – Holy Water photo Zuzana Karlíková

After 700 m, turn right onto the forest path, which meets up again with the green hiking route after 100 m. Go left and after around 1 km, you will arrive at Holy Water (Svatá voda), to STOP no. 13 .

This popular pilgrimage and hiking spot is found in the forest 7 km southwest of Zlín and is frequently visited by pilgrims, cyclists and hikers from here and far beyond. The water from the local spring is a great attraction and is said to have healing powers.

From the start of the 19th century, mothers of young ill children sought help here, and hung children's shirts here out of gratitude for the restoration of health. The original forest chapel from 1854 was replaced in 1963 by a new chapel, and the Lourdes Grotto and surroundings of the spring were redesigned.

From Svatá voda (Kaménka), climb the hill along the yellow hiking route about 400 m up to the road. Here, turn right and continue 1,6 km to STOP no. 12 .

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5. ŠTÍPA – NAPAJEDLA Entering OLDŘI­C HOVICE you continue along the road (with a pretty view of the city of Otrokovice). After 700 m, you will go past the filial Church of St. Zdislava (Kostel sv. Zdislavy) (1997), and continue 3 km towards Pohořelice. Before the village, on the left side, you will see the parish Church of St. John of Nepomuk (Kostel sv. Jana Nepomuckého).

In Pohořelice continue straight through the roundabout, and in another 600 m, take the road down to NAPAJEDLA. Past the first pub, go left Oldřichovice – Church of St. Zdislava photo Karel Kršák between the panel buildings and take the field path between them and the water tower along Za Humny street, and after 400 m you will come to the cemetery.

At the cemetery, you can visit the grave of the Carmelite nun Anička Zelíková, a candidate for beatification in the Olomouc archdiocese.

From the cemetery, after 200 m heading down, you will reach the parish Church of St. Bartholomew (Kostel sv. Bartoloměje), by which stands STOP no. 11.

Napajedla was first mentioned in 1366 in relation to tolls; it became a city in 1898. Its key monuments include the Neo-Renaissance town hall (1904), the parish Church of St. Bartholomew (Kostel sv. Bartoloměje) (1712) and chateau built in 1764–69 in French Baroque style.

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Napajedla – town hall photo Karel Kršák

Svatý Kopeček 112 km

Tršice 96 km

Pavlovice u Přerova 82,5 km

Svatý Hostýn 62,3 km

Štípa 48,6 km

Napajedla

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Velehrad 0 km

Above the cemetery, towards the hill Calvary (Kalvárie), you will find the remains of Stations of the Cross from 1731. The hilltop features three Baroque crosses protected as monuments. Napajedla is famous for its stud farm of English thoroughbred horses, founded back in 1886. A number of famous persons come from Napajedla: army general and French legionnaire Josef Šnejdárek (1875–1945), piano virtuoso and honorary citizen of the city Rudolf Firkušný (1912–1994), boy scout leader Jaroslav Jerry Hodný (1898–1942) and several others.

Anička Zelíková photo of a gravestone in Napajedla

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Svatý Hostýn 62,3 km

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Baťa Canal photo Karel Kršák

6th stage: NAPAJEDLA – VELEHRAD And here is yet another city – Napajedla, known 4,7 h ••••• 18,8 km 175 m not only for its stud farm, but also for the Baťa Canal. The weir in Spytihněv is a frequent destination for touring cyclists. You will walk along flat land to Velehrad.

Leaving Napajedla's center, head along the main road to the left (from the church behind you). Take the street 2. května to the recreation center Pahrbek to STOP no. 10.

This section of the route measures 2.5 km. Beyond the reception, go right between the fences to the Morava River, and continue on the path around the river 1.2 km to STOP no. 9.

On the same side, keep going to the weir in Spytihněv.

Nearby should be the new STOP no. 8.

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The oldest records of the village of Spytihněv come from 1141.

Establishment of the settlement relates to Prince Břetislav I., who founded a lordly castle here and named it after his son – Spytihněv.

In documents from the 12th century, there was much written of the vast property of the local Church of Our Lady (Kostel Panny Marie).

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6. NAPAJEDLA – VELEHRAD The village and the fortress belonged to the Olomouc bishops as of 1318. In a well known document of the Olomouc Bishop Jindřich Zdík from 1141 created on the occasion of transferring the cathedral church in Olomouc from St. Peter to St. Wenceslas, it is registered as property of the Moravian church.

The document names so-called Moravian Spytihněv – Church of the Assumption photo Karel Kršák baptismal churches, the only ones permitted to administer the sacraments and perform burials. One of them was the church in Spytihněv, whose administrator was an archdeacon. From the content of the document it is clear that a church was already standing in Spytihněv. Spytihněv was thus one of six archdeaconries in Moravia alongside Olomouc, Přerov, Břeclav, Brno and Znojmo. The Baroque parish Church of the Assumption (Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie) is from 1740.

Continue around the hydropower station, on the right, cross the Morava and go left along the left bank, and after 2.4 km, you will encounter a bridge and cross the Baťa Canal. (An alternative route that can be safely used outside months of heavy cycle traffic leads along the Baťa Canal's right bank along the cycle route.) Along the Baťa Canal, you should encounter two new stops STOPS no. 7 and no. 6 .

At the wooden bridge at Huštěnovice (approx. 7.5 km after crossing the Baťa Canal), turn right at STOP no. 5 onto a field path that will take you 1.5 km to the village of HUŠTĚNOVICE to the parish Church of St. Anne (Kostel sv. Anny).

Huštěnovice – Church of St. Anne photo Karel Kršák

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Huštěnovice is one of those places boasting a large number of important natives, whose importance has gone far

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Svatý Hostýn 62,3 km

Štípa

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beyond its boundaries. Undoubtedly amongst them are general Rudolf Králíček (1862–1946), Russian legionnaire Antonín Směták (1890–1918), MUDr. Jan Maňásek (1898–1943), legend of steeple chase racing Hynek Býček (1898–1992), Dominican priest and professor PhDr. Petr Metoděj Habáň (1899–1984), and nun Marie Vojtěcha Hasmandová (1914–1988).

Marie Vojtěcha Hasmandová photo archive Sisters of Mercy Convent of St. Charles Borromeo

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6. NAPAJEDLA – VELEHRAD In Huštěnovice, you will cross the main road I/55 leading from Otrokovice to Uherské Hradiště and across the railway crossing along the road, you will arrive after 1.5 km to the start of the village of SUŠICE to the bus stop, where you will see STOP no. 4 .

The first mentioning of Sušice comes from 1344 in relation to the bequeathing of land to the Velehrad monastery. In the village stands the Chapel of Our Lady (Kaple Panny Marie) from 1886.

Sušice – Chapel of Our Lady photo Karel Kršák After around 100 m, turn left and after 1.5 km walking along the field path, you will arrive to the village of JALUBÍ, with its parish Church of St. John the Baptist (Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele) (1764).

You get to it along the field path beside farm buildings.

From the church, continue to the bus turnaround, and here go left across the stream heading straight, then to the left between the houses to the playground. Go past it along the field path – towards MODRÁ.

In the middle of the trip lies STOP no. 3 , from which, in good visibility, you can see both pilgrimage sites – rather close is the Velehrad basilica and in the more distant horizon is the basilica back at the top of Hostýn.

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Jalubí – Church of St. John the Baptist photo Karel Kršák

Svatý Kopeček 112 km

Tršice 96 km

Pavlovice u Přerova 82,5 km

Svatý Hostýn 62,3 km

Štípa

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The village of Jalubí was established in 1250–65 in the Velehrad domain, and later belonged to Napajedla, then shortly to Buchlovice, and back again to Velehrad ever since 1621. A Gothic church was built in Jalubí in the 14th century, but the Hussites burnt it down along with the rest of the village in 1421. In the middle of the village green, you can see the toll and border stone. Above the village stands a replica built by the locals of the original wind mill that was destroyed during WWII.

The field path leads you to the road leading from Modrá towards Bunč. At the painting of Saints Cyril and Methodius, go left down to the village and in it, take an immediate left onto the cycle path along the eastern edge of the village, from where a view will open up to the Velehrad basilica with castle Buchlov in the background.

Walk around the archaeological open-air museum from the eastern side, and you will arrive at STOP no. 2 .

The distance between stops 2 and 3 is 2 km.

The village of Modrá is known for its archaeological open-air museum, which lies on the eastern edge of the village upon arriving from Staré Město. It presents reconstructions of a series of Slavic buildings and dwellings, as well as artifacts produced in the time of the Great Moravian Empire. The open-air museum lies near discovered foundations of a Great Moravian church from the 9th century, which at the start of the 13th century, the Cistercians used as a monastic provisional arrangement. Near these foundations, in the care of the village of Modrá in the year 2000, reconstruction was completed of the original structure of a Great Moravian Church. The openair museum thrives with everyday life, educational presentations, programs, metal smelting, pottery creation, agricultural production and perpetually ongoing archaeological research. Beside the archaeological open-air museum stands a newly built and unique Botanical and Freshwater Exhibit Living Water (Botanická and sladkovodní expozice Živá voda).

Modrá – archaeological open-air museum photo David Bahula

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6. NAPAJEDLA – VELEHRAD Cross the road and from the grass parking lot, take the walkway between the pond to the cycle path lined with stone stops of the Rosary Pilgrimage Way (Poutní cesta růžence). The last one is just by the Velehrad basilica. In the pilgrimage complex, you will find STOP no. 1.

Velehrad – bazilica photo Karel Kršák

Pilgrims go to Velehrad, postcards from 1927 photo archive PhDr. Mgr. Josef Pala

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Velehrad – Stojan’s Gymnasium photo Karel Kršák

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PILGRIMAGE ROUTE OF SAINTS CYRIL AND METHODIUS For: Zlínský kraj, Tř. T. Bati 21, 761 90 Zlín Produced by: SHOCart, spol. s r. o., Zádveřice 48, 763 12 Vizovice, tel.: +420 577 105 911, www.shocart.cz Text by: © Mgr. Pavel Macura, PhDr. Mgr. Josef Pala Expert advisor: Mons. Jan Peňáz Photographs of the Pope John Paul II. courtesy of Archdiocese of Olomouc. © Cartography: SHOCart, spol. s r. o. Published: 2014 zakázka č.: 7181 Number of prints: 11 250 ks NOT FOR SALE No part of this map shall be reproduced in any form without the prior written contens of the publisher.

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