Hůrka nad Holasovicemi

The highest point in the vicinity of the village of Holasovice is a peak of volcanic origin, which rises majestically above the flat landscape in the part called Štemplovec. It is called Hůrka and in pagan times there was probably a sanctuary here. It is certain that in the 18th century there was a wooden chapel here, which gave way to stone quarrying.

The views from Hůrka are magnificent: on one side there is an endless plain to Opava and Poland, on the other side you can see Praděd, Cvilín, Velký Roudný. In the distance, looking south, Lysá hora rises.

On the top stands a new chapel, a brick building dedicated to St. John of Nepomuk. Regular processions are held to it, which pass through the local unusual lime avenue. The trees were planted at the end of the 19th century and were pruned by gardeners four metres above the ground to form the branching crowns that are still admired by tourists and pilgrims today.

In the 1930s, a wooden tower stood on top of Hůrka and was used by pilgrims as a lookout tower. In reality, however, it was part of the fortifications of the Czechoslovak border. The gunners used this tower as a deliberate point according to which they directed the cannon fire from the concrete forts. The tower has since crumbled, but bunkers still line the border today.