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Arts

Artswise, the Jeseniky can be viewed both as a place where arts are produced, where artists create and leave their works, and as a source of arts creation.

Chateau Velké Losiny

Velké Losiny

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The rare original preserved chateau interiors present the lives of noble familes in the 16th century. The second floor even contains the court and the hall where the witch inquisition trials took place in the second half of the 17th century where the tribunal had 56 victims burned at the stake. This dark side of the chateau is dealt with in a book by Václav Kaplický A Witches’ Hammer and in a film of the same name by Otakar Vávra.

Castle Sovinec

Sovinec

The most extensive castle grounds in the Jeseníky. This castle on a rock outcropping was founded prior to the year 1333 and was witness to a rich history.

Natural History Museum

Šumperk

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The exposition dedicated to the nature and history of north-west Moravia will give you the opportunity to see the plant and animal kingdom of the Šumperk and Jeseník micro-regions. The exposition also contains coloured photographs, genuine bryophytes, lichens and mushrooms, shells, castings, slides of fish as well as live specimens in aquariums. Also here is an exposition mapping out the history of the north-west of Moravia.

Vřesová studánka (Heather Spring)

Bělá pod Pradědem

A spring and a revived place of pilgrimage on the main ridge of Hrubý Jeseník

A place of pilgrimage, altitude 1313 meters. The preserved chapel foundations are decorated with artifacts of contemporary Moravian artists (J. Jemelka, O. Oliva and M. Vochta). There used to be a chalet here, but today, the only remaining building is the chapel above the Heather Spring, which, according to the legend, gives miraculous water which cured the local forester from an eye disease.