Monuments, tourist attractions

Ruins of a castle founded at the turn of the 13th century. The castle was built as the residence of the Lords of Cimburk. Over the centuries the castle changed owners numerous times. In 1645 the Swedes conquered Moravia and following their departure the castle began to fall into disrepair. By 1776 the castle was already entirely abandoned; ten years later the castle burned after being hit by lightening. Preserved today are remnants of the peripheral walls of the castle itself, the fortification walls, tower, and the fore-castle gates. The castle took its name from the crenelation on the coat of arms of the Lords of Lipnice. During archaeological research at the site a true treasure of 2,500 silver coins from the 13th century was found. These are now deposited at the National Museum.

Ruins of a castle likely from the 13th century that earlier guarded the trade route through the Třebůvka River valley; the site is shrouded in mystery even for historians as there are no traces of a building, there is a massive wall protecting one side but no side walls, etc. A Slavic settlement from the 10th and 11th centuries originally stood on the site. According to one version of history the castle, as the residence of a marauding knight, was razed by troops of Czech King Václav II in 1286, along with the nearby Hřebeč, Mladějov, Hoštejn, Žichlínek and Hradisko u Moravské Třebové castles. The castle was favourably situated on a promontory over the river, had a large fore-castle area, and was protected by a 9 metre wide moat and rampart. A second castle moat was carved directly from the rock; behind it are remnants of a gabled 2.8 metre wide castle wall.

The castle was likely built in the first half of the 14th century; during the Hussite Wars it was apparently damaged, as in 1497 the castle is listed as being abandoned. The castle stood on the edge of a promontory and is separated from the surrounding terrain by a 7 metre deep moat and projecting rampart. Preserved today are remnants of walls, the rampart, and the moat.

The grounds of a former clayworks, exhibits industrial machinery and equipment from the neighbouring narrow-guage track with a space of 600 mm offering an attractive means of transportation during the summer season in Hřebeč.

Remains of so-called “Hitler’s exterritorial highway” that was to connect Wroclaw and Vienna. The name was derived from the fact that while it was to run through Czechoslovak territory, it was to belong to the German Reich. Czechoslovak citizens could also use the highway but could only enter at certain points with customs stations. The bridge construction was designed in a monumental antique style with the aim of showing who the leading power in Europe was and to what tradition the current empire, the third, was connected. The course of the Second World War did not allow the project to be completed.

Three crosses and the Baroque sculpture of the Virgin Mary and St. John with two angels. The author of the sculpture is Jiří Pacák. The Stations of the Cross includes four Baroque chapels.

At the beginning of the Jewish settlement Jews did not live in a special ghetto but owned homes, for example, on the main square. They were concentrated in a ghetto starting, most likely, in the mid-17th century. The Jewish Quarter stretched north from the square; remnants are preserved until today in reconstructed buildings. The original synagogue, probably wooden, burned to the ground during a fire in the town in 1747. The new synagogue was built in the Classicist style in 1792-1794 from stone from the razed parish church; in 1907 the synagogue received Secessionist modifications. Starting in 1951 it was used as a Hussite church and today serves as a concert and exhibition hall.

The new cemetery from 1836 was in the 70s of the 20th century adapted into a park. There is only a symbolic group of tombstones.

The city tower, originally gothic, completed the city's defense system. It was built together with walls, you could also enter from the fortification. In 1593 it was increased in height to 50 m, equipped with a bulbous cupola, clock and a rare cymbal by bell maker Jan Beneš of Moravska Třebova. The bells from the nearby belfry were hung here in 1709. The largest has been preserved from 1509 weighing 1680 kg (cannons were cast from the others during both world wars).

The proudly standing outlook tower at Pastviska (516 m above sea level) was designed by Antonin Olšina, who designed the well known covered outlook tower of Jára Cimrman in Březové nad Svitavou. The shepherdess is a wooden tower with a winding steel staircase and a reinforced concrete base. The tower is 27 m tall, the viewing platform is up at 25 metres.

The grounds of a former clayworks, exhibits industrial machinery and equipment from the neighbouring narrow-guage track with a space of 600 mm offering an attractive means of transportation during the summer season in Hřebeč.

The chateau is located in the centre of the town on the site of the original castle from the 13th century. The structure was underwent substantial reconstruction at the end of the 15th century and in the first half of the 17th century. In 1840 a destructive fire swept through the town. The castle was destroyed to such an extent that it had to be razed, while the chateau was restored in the Classicist style. A unique element is the portal from 1492, which is considered one of the oldest Renaissance relics north of the Alps.

Homeland study type of museum. What is unique is the non-European collection containing Ancient Egyptian monuments. The museum was established in the 1970s. It is housed in a building originally built for this purpose in 1904-1906, which is surrounded by a park. The building serves for other cultural and social events as well (headquarters of the organisation Cultural Services of Moravska Trebova City).

The small Renaissance chateau was built as a fortress in 1599 by Prokop and Jetřich Podstatský of Prusínovice. The current appearance of the building dates to reconstructions at the end of the 18th century.

The chateau is located in the centre of the town on the site of the original castle from the 13th century. The structure was underwent substantial reconstruction at the end of the 15th century and in the first half of the 17th century. In 1840 a destructive fire swept through the town. The castle was destroyed to such an extent that it had to be razed, while the chateau was restored in the Classicist style. A unique element is the portal from 1492, which is considered one of the oldest Renaissance relics north of the Alps.

Moravská Třebová was founded as a typical colonization town in the 13th century. Significant monuments include the castle gate from 1492, which is the oldest Renaissance monument in the country as well as the only part of the original castle to survive the fire, the Calvary sculpture on nearby Křížový Hill, the plague pillar on the square, and the Gothic-Renaissance Church of the Virgin Mary.

This man-made body of water with small islands and peninsulas provides suitable habitat for protected bird species that heavily use the site for nesting. Oak, linden, alder, and willow trees were planted in the surrounding area.

Remains of oval-shaped, 1 km long Gothic fortifications that enclosed the centre of the medieval town. The walls were built in the 14th century in place of old palisades. The fortifications were last renovated in the 16th century, when they included four gates oriented in all four directions. As late as 1768 the gates were opened at daybreak and closed one hour after sunset.

Three crosses and the Baroque sculpture of the Virgin Mary and St. John with two angels. The author of the sculpture is Jiří Pacák. The Stations of the Cross includes four Baroque chapels.

The memorial that replaced the original crucifix was consecrated in 1910. It took several days to transport the block-shaped memorial to the final site using wooden rollers. The memorial is devoted to fallen soldiers from 1813-1814. The work was restored in 2000.