The best walks and hikes around okres Přerov

The lower castle is much more clearly recognizable than the upper castle.

Unfortunately, komoot had a hiccup here. The ascent to the upper castle of Schaumburg is not tracked. Remnants of the old castle walls can still be seen there.

Following the green path

The Jews in Hranice never formed a large group in relation to the total population, yet their social influence in the 19th century was very strong, especially in the development of Hranice industry. Until the mid-20th century, the largest Hranice factory was the textile factory of the Jewish Heller family (later Karnola), founded in 1844, and the liqueur factories of Sigmund Wolf and Abraham Wolf had an even longer tradition. The original small brick synagogue building was replaced in 1863 by a new building in the then Moorish-Byzantine style. It then served as a place of worship until 1940. Fortunately, subsequent plans to demolish it were not implemented and in 1943 it was adapted to the needs of the city museum. It was brought to its current impressive appearance, thanks to which it is one of the characteristic dominants of the historical center, by a successful reconstruction in the mid-1990s. For almost thirty years it served as a gallery for organizing art exhibitions. Occasionally cultural events are held here. From January 1, 2024, the building of the Hranice synagogue will pass into the hands of the owner, who is the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.

The Hranice Synagogue is one of the monuments commemorating the community of Hranice Jews who came here at the beginning of the 17th century. Today's Janáčkova Street, leading from Pernštejnské Square and ending with an arcade at the synagogue, was the former Židovská Street, where the Jewish minority gradually settled. Jews owned a total of 17 houses here, but most of them were demolished or rebuilt during the 20th century.

The industrial mill with a family tradition is fully equipped with the latest milling technology from the Bühler brand, which processes 120 tons of wheat and 70 tons of rye per day. We offer a complete range of wheat and rye flours.

The open mouth of the Hranická abyss falls through steep rock walls to a depth of 69.5 m to a lake, the bottom of which still remains a mystery. The total confirmed depth, including the dry part, as of 2022 is 519.5 meters (dry part 69.5 m + flooded part 450 m), which makes it the deepest flooded abyss in the world. According to estimates, the abyss could reach a depth of between 800 and 1200 m, as indicated by the temperature and chemical composition of the water in the lake. This is also confirmed by other research published in the professional press in 2020. The abyss was created by the collapse of the cave ceiling, which was eroded by aggressive acidic solutions in the limestone from below to the surface.

Gallašův spring is the deepest well in the spa town of Teplice n. Bečvou (143 m). Because it apparently lies outside the tectonic fault, its yield is only 1.5 l/s. It is named after the Hranice native Dr. Josef Heřman Agapita Gallaš (1756 - 1840), a doctor, writer, painter and revivalist.