Velké Meziříčí is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Křižanov, 52km from Moravian Karst.
Velké Meziříčí is in Vysocina, Czechia, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Křižanov, about 8 km away.
Velké Meziříčí (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvɛlkɛː ˈmɛzɪr̝iːtʃiː]; German: Groß Meseritsch) is a town in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. The town is located in the Křižanov Highlands, at the confluence of the rivers Oslava and Balinka.
Velké MeziříčíRead more was founded in the 12th century. The main landmark of the town is the Velké Meziříčí Castle. The historic town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
Within an hour or so of Velké Meziříčí: Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk, Zelená hora (26 km), Automotodrom Brno (36 km), Masaryk Circuit (36 km), Telč (45 km).
Are there any good drives near Velké Meziříčí?
The nearest famous roads are Cervenohorske Sedlo and Road of a Hundred Bends.
Where is Velké Meziříčí?
Velké Meziříčí is in Vysocina, Czechia, about 8 km from Křižanov.
Road trip
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Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk, Zelená hora
Jan Santini's 1722 masterpiece of 'Baroque Gothic' above Žďár nad Sázavou: a five-pointed star-plan church inside a star-shaped cloister, built entirely around the symbolism of the number five. UNESCO-listed and eerily geometric.
26 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
Automotodrom Brno
A sweeping circuit in the Moravian hills of Czechia, beloved for its flowing high-speed corners and decades of MotoGP history.
36 km · about 40 min drive
racetrack
Masaryk Circuit
Grand prix circuit northwest of Brno that hosted the Czech motorcycle Grand Prix, built into rolling hills with steep elevation changes.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Telč
A picture-perfect UNESCO town centered around a main square lined with beautifully uniform Renaissance and baroque burgher houses.
45 km · about 50 min drive
museum
Villa Tugendhat
Mies van der Rohe's 1930 functionalist villa in Brno, the only modernist building in Czechia on the UNESCO list, with its famous onyx wall and retractable glass windows overlooking the city. Interior tours must be booked months ahead.
47 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Moravian Karst
A spectacular karst landscape featuring over 1,100 caves including the famous Macocha Abyss, a 138-meter deep sinkhole.
52 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Macocha Abyss
A 138m-deep karst sinkhole in the Moravian Karst with viewing platforms and an underground river boat ride.