Stará Říše offers a cultural and historical perspective through its Baroque Church of All Saints, small religious structures and distinctive literary history. The wider area also features a balanced mix of agricultural land and forest. Tourism in the area is primarily focused on cycling. When planning your trip, you can therefore choose between the history of the village and a perspective more focused on the surrounding area.
Church and Local History
The present-day Church of All Saints is a Baroque parish church on a road. It was built in 1758 on the site of the former Church of St. Peter, which had been destroyed in a fire in the village. The church is associated with a statue of St. John of Nepomuk; the Church of All Saints and the statue are registered as a cultural monument under registration number ÚSKP 18609/7-5216. Opposite the church stands a Baroque rectory built in 1758. The year links the construction of the rectory with the new church built on the site of St. Peter’s.
Josef Florian founded the Dobré dílo publishing house in Stará Říše. By the end of the First World War, the village had become a centre of poetic and visual expressionism. These aspects give the cultural history both a literary and an art-historical dimension: the founding of the publishing house points to publishing activity, while the historical role of expressionism relates to poetry and visual art. For travellers interested in literature or art, this history adds another cultural focus alongside the religious buildings.
Small Religious Monuments
The freestanding niche chapel known as Poklona stands by house No. 144 and dates from the first half of the 19th century. On the edge of the village stands a Baroque wayside shrine dated 1715. It has a four-sided chapel with shallow niches and a pyramidal top. The description also makes its structure clear: the chapel has four sides, the shallow niches divide its surfaces, and the pyramidal top forms its crowning feature. The dates allow a direct comparison between the chapel from the first half of the 19th century and the wayside shrine from 1715.
Landscape, Cycling and Getting There
The area around Stará Říše has a balanced share of agricultural land and forest. Numerous smaller watercourses rise there, and there are bodies of water as well. Individual buildings bring the village’s history to life, while these features of the land and water describe the area as a whole. If you would like to include the rural surroundings in your travel decision as well as culture, this distinction can help you choose where to focus.
Tourism in the area around Stará Říše is primarily focused on cycling. This brings together different possible focuses for your stay: the village’s architectural and literary history, and the area’s focus on cycling tourism. You can decide whether both fit your travel plans or whether you would prefer to give greater weight to one of them.
Road I/23 Dráchov–Brno and road II/407 Hladov–Dačice intersect in Stará Říše. Public transport is provided by buses. If you are planning to travel by bus, check the timetables for your travel day.
Find Hotels for Your Stay
If you are looking for hotels in Stará Říše, start by deciding what you want to focus on during your stay: should the village’s history take centre stage, or would you also like to include the area’s focus on cycling? Compare offers based on which location best suits your plans, and check availability for your travel dates.
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For the overview of the wider area: Jihlava District.
