Fairytale tour of Johann Gregor Mendel’s birthplace

The house where the founder of genetics, scientist Johann Gregor Mendel, was born, is one of the most visited sights in the Moravské Kravařsko region and is part of the Fairytale Poodří.

Mendel researched genetics by breeding peas. You can also remember this thanks to the fairytale Kulihrášek, which guides you through the birthplace of this genius.You can recognise Kulihrášek by his hat made from a pea pod, he is extremely clever and learned from Mendel during his breeding experiments. He guides tourists around the birthplace of Johann Gregor Mendel and Mendel’s Chestnut Tree, which grows on the hill above Hynčice.