JESENIK - Touristic information
| Description | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lesy České republiky s.p. / Vlastivědné muzeum Jesenicka v Jeseníku. |
| Prevalent style | Gothic |
| Short description | Late Medieval water fort built probably in the beginning of the 15th century on the place of a housing tower most likely from the second half of the 13th century. It was given today's face during the rebuilding into a castle in the first half of the 18th century. Stylisticly dull. Access through a stone bridge over the former water fosse. |
| Expositions | Museum expositions: Jesenický Region History, Jesenický Region Geology, Fauna in Jeseníky. And occassional exhibitions in exhibitory rooms. Knights Hall. |
| Interesting detail | Jeseník Spa established by V. Priessnitz. Exposition "Vincenz Priessnitz and Grafenberg Spa" in V. Priessnitz's birth house. |
| Valuation | This water fort is one of the few preserved water forts in Czechia. Exteriors are a good proof of its former fortification-like character. In the museum, which is located inside the fort, we can get very interesting informations about Jesenický region. |
| Present condition | Preserved |
| Open for public | Individually or with a guide |
| Touristic information | |
| Entrance fee | Full entrance fee: 25 CZK Half entrance fee: 10 CZK |
| Sightseeing tour | Texts in N, P at hand. Guide for groups of at least 10 persons. Duration 30 mins at least, max. 45 persons. |
| Locations | |
| GPS coordinates | X: 36-57-625 Y: 55-68-863 |
| GPS string | 5768IN |
| Country | Silesia (Slezsko) |
| Region | Olomoucký kraj |
| District | Jeseník |
| City | Jeseník |
| Street | Zámecké nám. 1 |
| Locations | 19 kms North-west from Vrbno pod Pradědem. The water fort is located cca 300 metres form the town square, fenced with a water fosse. There is an erratic block form the Ice Age in front of the fort. |
| Contact | |
| City | Jeseník |
| Street | Zámecké nám. 1 |
| ZIP code | 790 01 |
| Phone | +420 584401070 |
| Fax number | +420 584411748 |
| muzeum@jesenik.net | |
| WWW | www.muzeum.jesenik.net |
| Access and localities | |
| Arrive | Car The best access is road 44 from Velké Losiny. Parkig close to Jeseník centre and by the detour to Rejvíz. Public transport Train station is right in Jeseník on track 290. Walk to the centre, fort is cca 1 km far from the station. |
| Parking | 0.1 km |
| Bus | 0.3 km |
| Train | 0.6 km |
| Automapa SHOCART | SHOCART 1:100 000 (turistický), strana č. 56 c SHOCART 1:150 000, strana č. 30 c SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 22 a |
| Cyklo-turistická mapa SHOCART | SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 17 b |
| Other | SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 22 a |
| Turistická mapa SHOCART | SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 17 b SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 17 b |
| Touristic marks |  The blue mark is round, comes from Jeseník centre via Zlatý Chlum (cca 3 kms),
Čertovy kameny (cca 4 kms), Česká Ves (cca 5,5 kms), Lesní Dům (cca 7 kms), Lázně Jeseník (cca 10 kms) and after another cca 2 kms ends in the start point Jeseník. The green mark comes from Rejvíz (cca 8 km) via Mýtinka (cca 3,5 kms),
and ends in Jeseník. The red marks comes from Rejvíz (cca 9 kms) via Chlapecké kameny (cca 5,5 kms), Zlatý Chlum (cca 3 kms), continues through Jeseník centre and leads to Lázně Jeseník(cca 2,5 kms) and Sokolí vrch (cca 5,5 kms). The yellow mark comes from Rejvíz (cca 10 km) via Olešnice springs (cca 8 kms), Čertovy kameny (cca 2,5 kms), through Jeseník centre and leads to Bobrovník (cca 2,5 kms) and ends in Šerák (cca 9,5 kms). |
| Services | |
| Services |        |
| Barrierless access | 
No |
