Štítary combines local history with its connection to the Vranov Reservoir. Cultural highlights include St. George’s Church and an original farmstead with a granary; southwest of the town, Vranovská pláž and the dam form a recreational destination. Marked hiking and cycling routes, along with the Orlí hnízdo Natural Monument in the municipality’s cadastral area, complete the picture.
Church and Agricultural Heritage
The tower of St. George’s Church has three bells. The current main altar was acquired in 1893. 1893 is the year the current main altar was acquired, not the year the church was built.
Another point of interest is house No. 49, an original farmstead with a granary.
Recreation at the Vranov Reservoir
Štítary is a base for visitors seeking recreation at the beaches along the Vranov Reservoir and at the holiday cottage settlements along the reservoir. Southwest of the town, Vranovská pláž and the dam form a recreational destination. The area of Vranovská pláž extends across three cadastral areas: Štítary na Moravě, Onšov na Moravě, and Vranov nad Dyjí.
The grounds of Vranovská pláž have sports and recreational facilities. The Vranov Reservoir recreational area is a major tourist destination and influences life in Štítary during the summer months; this influence is expected to continue in the future.
Marked Cycling and Hiking Routes
Marked long-distance and local cycling routes run through the municipality. There are also marked hiking trails. Cycling routes are marked as both long-distance and local routes, with marked hiking trails in addition.
Orlí hnízdo Natural Monument
The Orlí hnízdo Natural Monument lies within the cadastral area of Štítary and covers 15.7505 hectares. Its conservation objectives include low xerothermic shrub communities with species of the genus Cotoneaster, Hercynian oak-hornbeam forests, and ravine forests. They also include fissure vegetation on silicate rocks and in rock scree, mobile scree slopes of silicate rock, and rock vegetation with Festuca pallens. Xerothermic communities are low-growing plant communities in dry, warm locations; Cotoneaster is the genus named here. Fissure vegetation refers to plant growth in cracks in silicate rocks and in rock scree. Mobile scree slopes consist of loose silicate rock that can shift. In the botanical names, a genus and a specific species appear side by side: Cotoneaster names a genus, while Festuca pallens is a species found in rock vegetation. The listed forests form an additional habitat type alongside shrub communities and plants growing on rocks and scree. For nature enthusiasts, both dry, warm locations and rock and forest vegetation are specifically identified. In the protected area, silicate rock is both the substrate for fissure vegetation and the material of the scree slopes mentioned above.
Protected insects are also among the conservation objectives: the critically endangered Clouded Apollo Parnassius mnemosyne, and the endangered species European stag beetle Lucanus cervus and great capricorn beetle Cerambyx cerdo.
Discover more destinations: Tasovice Nad Dyjí, Medlice, Plenkovice, Miroslavské Knínice, Zálesí, Jamolice, Jevišovice, Podhradí Nad Dyjí.
For the broader travel overview: Znojmo District.
