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South Moravia – the crossroads of European cycling trails Cycling through the history and the present of Europe A greenway through the heart of Europe Through the Garden of Europe and four centuries of the Liechtenstein Estate It is impossible to overlook South Moravia on the European map of transcontinental cycle trails. The view of the silhouette of from was the only physical connection Prague and Vienna – the gateways to . For 10 years, they have Unique, unrepeatable, wonderful – this is how visitors describe the - Three of the 14 long-distance EuroVelo trails, which cross Europe from east to west and from with home for many people who had led the former Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. been connected by the Greenway trail and hundreds of cyclists from all over the area, the former estate of the Lords of Liechtenstein where they spent north to south at a total length of almost 80,000 km, pass through our region. Europe was divided into the Eastern and Western Blocks until 1989. The east consisted world have discovered the unique beauty and diversity of the natural environ- 400 years building a composed landscape, gardens, engineering structures The EuroVelo project is coordinated by the European Cyclists’ Federation based in Brussels and of states with undemocratic communist regimes which prevented their citizens from ment and the historical of our country. and in particular tens of magniicent summer houses, hunting buildings, its aim is to develop cycle tourism as an environmentally friendly means of transport and at travelling freely. They therefore constructed impassable barbed wire, electriied fences under the su- The idea for this trail led to cooperation on its development by 25 large Czech chapels and small and large châteaux in Lednice and Valtice. the same time as a sustainable economic source for the regions and towns on these trails. pervision of the border police along the borders with democratic Western Europe. towns and cities and tens of municipalities and non-proit organisations. It was Many cycle trails pass through this “historical garden of Europe”. However, The goals of this European project are highly ambitious and the is Since 2004, a number of European states and organisations have aligned themselves with the ini- the irst ever cycle trail marked with yellow signs and the irst cycle trail marked with a trail logo the majority of the most attractive places and historical buildings are connected by one network proud to be involved with it. By 2013, we hope to have most of the routes marked using the tiative of the Member of the European Parliament Michael Cramer who had the idea of creating in the . It was also the irst to use original information panels: they symbolise the consisting of the six interconnected circuits of the Liechtenstein Trails. The small coat-of-arms of uniform EuroVelo methodology and we want these trails to eventually fulil all of the criteria the Iron Curtain Trail. This tail would connect the local networks of hiking, horse riding and cycling spires of Viennese and Prague churches and they constitute an unmistakeable part of this trail. the has been used to mark the trails with the permission of this aristocratic concerning surface quality, markings and safety. The east and west of Europe are connected by trails as the main trail leading from the Barents Sea through all of Europe to the Black Sea. The Iron Nowadays, the Prague-Vienna Greenway is ofered as an exclusive cycle tourism product by several house. It is possible to choose, for example, the Poštorná – Reintal border crossing as the starting route 4 – the Central Europe Route which terminates in the towns of Roscof (the westernmost Curtain Trail is an open museum of the history of Europe. If it is successfully completed, it will be the large international travel agencies. It enters the territory of the South Moravian Region from Austria point for the main circuit, the Prince’s Trail. It is an intersection for several cycle trails, including promontory on the coast of France) and Kiev in the Ukraine. It is 4000 km long. The north and holder of at least two irsts: it will be the largest museum and the longest cycle trail in the world. It at Valtice and then leads through the Mikulov and areas and on to the region’s westernmost international trails, and the Moravian sections of the Liechtenstein Trails connect with the Austrian the south of Europe are connected by route 9 – the Amber Route which leads from Gdansk on will be a route across Europe and across history. Tourists from all over the world will be invited to the village – Vratěnín. Local places of interest hang from it like pearls on a necklace: for example, the section of the network there. The entire network of Liechtenstein Trails is about 130 km long and the Baltic coast to Pula on the Adriatic. It is 1930 km long. Both routes intersect in Brno. The places where people were not allowed to go for 45 years. 160 km of this unique trail will pass along Tiree Chmelař Herb Garden in the area of the Valtice Château. The lady who bore this name was the it includes attractive monuments such as the romantic Temple of Diana (known as the Rendez- third route is the Iron Curtain Route, designated as route 13, which leads along the border the border of South Moravia and . It will be trail number 13 in the EuroVelo network. It founder of the Prague-Vienna Greenway Citizens’ Association, which she established in Valtice in vous), the pseudo-gothic Chapel of St. Hubert, the Nový dvůr farmstead, the picturesque Temple of with Austria in our region. Europe rides to us along the EuroVelo routes and we ride to Europe! is one of the South Moravian Region’s main cycle trail priorities. If you like our invitation, come and 1997. The starting point is in the Central Park in Prague 13 and it ends in the Viennese suburb of Apollo, the artiicial ruin of John’s Castle, the Fishpond Château, the water works and the Lednice The EuroVelo coordinator on behalf of the Czech Republic is the Nadace Partnerství (Partner- have a look at the South Moravian section of the Iron Curtain Trail. You will ind the last remnants Stammersdorf. It is a total of 470 km long. We wish you a pleasant and beautiful trip! Fishponds, the Border Château with its large hall of mirrors, the scenic Rajstna Colonnade and many ship foundation) based in Brno. www.greenways.cz of the Iron Curtain’s barbed wire obstacles near Břeclav and to the south of Znojmo, as well as at www.greenways.cz others. If you would like a recommendation for a destination, the Wine Salon, a wine shop with the the Iron Curtain Museum near Valtice. The Iron Curtain Trail’s coordinator is the Nadace Partnerství (Partnership foundation) based in Brno. www.greenways.cz. 100 best wines of the year, is based in the cellars of the Valtice Château. Deinitely a pleasant ending

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The Moravian Wine Trails The Brno-Vienna Cycle Trail The Krakow-Moravia-Vienna Greenway Cycle trails 1200 km through the orchards and vineyards of South Moravia and beautiful information panels with benches from afar. Their structure is reminiscent of wine South Moravia and Lower Austria in two days A journey through the nature and traditions of our regions South Moravia is sun and wine. South Moravia by bicycle is the Moravian Wine Trails. Throughout presses and they also attract attention with the helixes which were typical for the screw presses The Brno-Vienna cycle trail constitutes more than just the symbolic connection of the neighbouring The three green trees in the symbol of this trail symbolise the never-end- in South Moravia the ten years of their existence, they have become a cycling legend which is not only known in which were once used when processing grapes. But the best thing is to go on a Saturday trip or even regions of South Moravia and Lower Austria. It is an exceptional opportunity for cyclists to combine ing avenue of fruit trees which should line the cycle trail from Krakow to the Czech Republic. The plains of the Znojmo area, the downs of the undulating landscape of the a four-day trip along a Moravian Wine trail and we hope that all those about to go on holiday have cycling in Brno and in the countryside of both winemaking areas and typical big city cycling in Vi- Vienna. They contain a hidden message about the original varieties of Modré Hory (Blue Mountains) around Velké Pavlovice, the ascents to the steep vineyards on the an unforgettable two weeks on the Moravian Wine Trails. The Moravian winemaking area, four of enna. Throughout its almost ten-year history, all of the 19 municipalities associated in a voluntary apple and pear trees, serviceberry and plum trees which our grandfa- slopes of Pálava, the vineyards under the forested slopes of the Chřiby mountains, the views of its winemaking sub-areas, 280 winemaking municipalities, 150 Cyclists Welcome establishments, alliance have constantly endeavoured to improve the entire route up to the border crossing with thers used for food and entertainment. the ridges of the White Carpathians from the vineyards in the Uherské Hradiště area: all of this is 1200 km of the orchards and vineyards of South Moravia and hundreds of wine cellars await you. Austria in Hevlín. The route leads through the archetypal municipalities of all the regions in Moravia, from the south of ofered to cyclists by the wine trails. Altogether that makes thousands of wonderful experiences! www.vinarske.stezky.cz From the point of view of its length of 75 km in our territory, it is clearly one of the best equipped Slovácko through Horňácko, Haná, the Morava and Oder River areas and on to Těšín in Silesia. It is a And not only that! Naturally, they also include the atmosphere of wine cellars, meetings with cycle trails in our country. From 2013, European EuroVelo route 9 which connects the Adriatic unique opportunity to get to know this diverse natural area, to pass through the Moravian Gate and winemakers and falling in love with Moravian wine. The Moravian Wine Trails pass through of Pula with Gdansk on the Baltic coast will follow the route of this cycle trail. This route will be to compare folk buildings and the mentality of the local people from Poland to Austria. The route was four winemaking areas: the Znojmo, Mikulov and Velké Pavlovice areas and the Slovácko marked with the EuroVelo logo in 2013 in cooperation with our Austrian partners and it will be- marked out in 2004 within the framework of a joint project between the Brno and Krakow branches region. They consist of ten smaller circuits named after the main winemaking centres. The come the irst trail marked with the EuroVelo logo in the Czech Republic. What does it look like of the Nadace Partnerství (Partnership Foundation). The Nadace Partnerství has supported the idea main Moravian Wine Trail which intersects with seven of these ten circuits leads through all of today? Let us take a bird’s eye view: the trail starts with a legendary section from the centre of Brno, of the never-ending avenue by planting trees: this activity was inancially supported by the runners Moravia from Znojmo to Uherské Hradiště and is 285 km long. The wine trails, which consist of from the Rondo Sports Hall along the River. This paradise for cyclists and inline skaters of the Prague International Marathon. Trees have been planted with their names, for example, near a total of 1200 km of cycle trails, are marked with yellow cycle trail signs with the colour logos literally leads beyond the edge of the city and the large Brno shopping centres to the conluence the municipality of Nový Přerov, to the west of Mikulov. It is possible to develop even this type of of the individual circuits. Each of the ten circuits has its own colour. The most distinctive is the of the Svitava and Svratka Rivers, where an outdoor park has been established in the area of the interesting project with support from sponsors. The trail is about 600 km long: in the territory of South black main Moravian Wine Trail which leads from Znojmo in the west to Uherské Hradiště in entertainment centre. The irst track section awaits you in Rebešovice. There are, however, newly Moravia, it leads northwards from Brno in parallel with the Amber Trail and to the south of Brno along Vídeň the east of the Moravian winemaking area. There are about 300 information panels and tens built cycle trails along the Litava River at the municipality of Blučina and in Žabčice and Pasohlávky. the Brno-Vienna Trail. Part of the South Moravian route will soon be transferred and will become part of original rest areas on the trails. The aim of the wine trails is literally to attract attention to The trail reaches the border with Austria in the municipality of Nový Přerov where it meets the and closing of the season on the trail for those who enjoy organised events. Four thematic circuits of the EuroVelo 4 trail leading from the Atlantic Ocean through France, Germany, Prague and Brno and the traditions associated with winemaking in Moravia. You will recognise their unmistakable cross-border Prague-Vienna Greenway and the Iron Curtain Trail. We can recommend the opening connect to the trail. www.cyklobrnowien.cz on to Krakow in Poland and Kiev in the Ukraine. www.greenways.cz

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In search of the Templars, Cycle trains enabling The automatic counting miners, beer and energy Brno – a city with a cycling future experiences in comfort of cyclists and walkers The information panels on our trails Safe cycle trails Cyclists on former railway lines

The thematic routes of the Oslavany region From Brno to the entire region by bicycle South Moravian cycle trains with a program for cyclists The South Moravian Region monitors the use of the trails Giving the trail a face The numbers of safe kilometres in the Region are on the increase An attempt to preserve the line corridors The Oslavany area is a romantic region of river valleys, clifs and Scout campsites. Four interesting The newly marked cycle lanes, the traic lights and especially the In South Moravia, you can also easily plan your cycle trips with the use of the train. Wagons on the The development of environmentally friendly transport and hiking cannot get by without using modern Since time immemorial, the South Moravian landscape has not only been shaped by nature, but also by Since 1997, when the Prague-Vienna Greenway became our irst cycle trail marked with yellow The cancellation of the connections on railway lines is bad news for every good administrator. How- cycling circuits begin and end in Oslavany which lies on Czech Hiking Club cycle trail no. 5170 cycle trails not only serve the citizens of Brno during recreation, but regional lines are equipped with space to hang bicycles and with a section for the transportation of technology, thanks to which it is possible to ascertain the visitor numbers on speciic trail proiles, in locali- skilful human hands. Every wayside cross, chapel, bridge across a stream or gate into a courtyard bore signs with the symbol of a bicycle, the topic of cyclist safety on our routes has been an urgent prior- ever, the current economic situation has also forced the South Moravian Region to cancel passenger (Velká Bíteš–Moravský Krumlov) and no. 5173 (the “connecting trail” between all of the main also during everyday cycle transport. They are highly frequented bicycles as baggage. Special cycle trains leave the four Brno railway stations in the season from spring ties or in entire areas. The data from the automatic cyclist and walker counters is used to plan the capacity witness to the skill and deft command of various crafts by the local people. Every small structure in the ity. For a long time, it seemed that there would not be any funds for the construction of safe cycle transport on some of its railway routes. The land beneath the embankments for such lines is no doubt cycle trails). and experts and cyclists from Brno claim that even if there were ten times more safe sections, every to autumn and head to three of the most attractive regions for cyclists. of the cycle trails and to monitor the movements of tourists on the trails or in the protected areas. countryside was not only functional, but also beautiful and it therefore expressed the relationship our trails designated only for cyclists and that cyclists would always have to ride on roads used by cars. highly valuable, but the existing line corridor of each given railway line has an even bigger value and The Templar Trail with blue markings leads around the Levnov and Templštýn Castles in search kilometre would be just as busy as today. One such region is the Oslavany area which has four thematic circuits which focus on the history The information on the numbers of people moving on the trails is absolutely essential for monitor- forefathers had to the landscape and to their home. Most of the trails in the South Moravian Region currently lead along Class Two and Three roads. A large may even be priceless. Selling it of in pieces would mean losing it irretrievably. of Templar beer. The Mining Trail with red markings leads through the enchanting valley of the The most popular cycle trails are the tracks from Brno along the Svitava and Svratka Rivers. The of the Templars, technical monuments, reservoirs and power engineering buildings or the popular ing the development of the visitor numbers, evaluating the success of the promotion campaigns So why shouldn’t our creations today be just as beautiful and invoke the spirit of this rural tradi- part of the trails makes use of agricultural and forestry service roads or the tops of dams along rivers. A much better solution is therefore the preservation of the corridor and its use either as a rail Oslava to Bílý Potok in search of the technical monuments of the Rosice-Oslavany carbonifer- Czech Hiking Club’s northwest route no. 1 (the Prague route) will take you from the centre to the local breweries. The Velo Podyjí cycle train will take you either to Znojmo or to the municipality of and reaching efective decisions on investments in further trails. The South Moravian Region is the tion? The Nadace Partnerství (Partnership Foundation) had the idea of using original, artistically Tens of kilometres of safe cycle trails, onto which cycle traic is gradually being transferred, are added cycle line or as a cycle trail. A good example of a rail cycle route where it has been possible to ous district. The Brewery Trail with green markings leads from the brewery in Oslavany to the Brno Reservoir’s recreation zone. Czech Hiking Club cycle trail no. 5 (the Amber Trail) heads north- Šatov, the heart of the Podyjí National Park. After disembarking from the train, you will be awaited only region in the Czech Republic which owns 8 automatic counters with which it measures the interpreted elements in the ittings on the trails when building them for the Moravian Wine Trails. every year. The use of funds from the European Union, the state, the Region and the municipalities has preserve the tracks and to use them for the operation of pedal rail cycles is the section of the legendary brewery in Dalešice as known from the ilm “Postřižiny”. The Energy Trail with white east and its section from Obřany to Bílovice nad Svitavou also ofers ideal surfaces for inline skaters. by a cycle guide to historical Znojmo or by an expert who knows the trails of the Podyjí National visitor numbers on the trails. Data is received from the counters at hourly intervals 24 hours a day Thanks to their logo and all of the elements in the ittings, the wine trails have received their own enabled the establishment of safe sections, for example, on many parts of the Brno-Vienna Cycle Trail, former Baťa narrow gauge railway near Ratíškovice in the Kyjov region. The rail cycle is now a markings connects the Mohelno compensating reservoir with the tallest embankment dam This route leads on to the Moravian Karst. The best known route and the longest section with an as- Park and will personally take you along the most beautiful of them. There is a children’s program at and it is downloaded by the Region’s employees using wireless electronic data transfer. A further 15 face. Wooden material, shapes similar to wine presses and metalwork are typical elements for the where almost 25 km were added in 2011, especially the 15 km long section between the municipali- tourist attraction and special part of many cycle trips in this region. A museum presenting the in Europe at the Dalešice pumped storage hydroelectric plant. An excursion to the interior of phalt surface is Czech Hiking Club trail no. 4, the Brno–Vienna Cycle Trail, leading along the Svratka the town traic playground. The Velo Podyjí cycle train will run every Saturday from 2012. The third counters have been installed in the territory of the Podyjí National Park. The South Moravian Region hundreds of information panels and rest areas for cyclists. The South Moravian Region has con- ties of Pasohlávky and Ivaň. During the same year, the former “border patrol track” along the border history of the Baťa narrow gauge freight line has also been established alongside the track. this power station’s dam is a unique experience. The cycle trails pass through the beautiful River from Brno in the direction of the Pasohlávky recreation area which is 35 km away and then cycle train is the historical Nostalgia train which is pulled by the “Hurvínek“ or “Crocodile” rail motor knows more about its cycle trails than any other region. For example, there were a total of 24,191 tinued in this initiative and in 2012 it will install 30 original information and rest elements on its with Austria, between Mikulov and Nový Přerov, was transformed into a modern safe trail thanks to With the help of the region, the municipalities wish to create cycle trails on lines with discon- romantic valleys of nature parks on the Oslava and Rivers and through the forested on to the border with Austria. Within the city’s urban area, cycle lanes connect with the cycle trails, coaches. From May to September, a composed program entitled “In the Footsteps of the House of users on the Baťa Canal cycle trail in the period from 17.4.–8.5.2010, whereby 41% of those people trails. And it is not even possible to count how many similar projects have already been realised investments by the South Moravian Region and the Mikulovsko Microregion. Cyclists are bound to ap- tinued passenger services between Ždánice and Uhřice and on two lines from Hrušovany nad countryside around the ruins of old castles. All of them begin at the château in Oslavany. They especially in Hlinky Street near the Exhibition Centre and from the Main Railway Station along Nové Liechtenstein” with a tour of the romantic ruin of John’s Castle, a cruise on the château section of the were there on workdays and 59% at weekends. The daily average number of users amounted to by the municipalities. Stop for a while at the U velkého čápa lookout tower in the municipality of preciate the tens of kilometres of trails between Tišnov and Lomnice, Vracov and Bzenec near Kyjov, Jevišovkou in the direction of Hevlín on the border with Austria and in the direction of Moravský are between 40 and 50 km long and they include reinforced and forest tracks which are suit- sady Street. It is possible to transport a bicycle on Brno public transport at any time, if there is room Dyje river and wine-tasting with cembalo music awaits you at Lednice, the starting point for any 1,100. The daily maximum of 3,619 was achieved on Sunday 25.4., while the minimum of 185 Jevišovka, enjoy the view from the cyclist’s rest near Mikulov, climb the Slunečná lookout tower at Novosedly, Dobré Pole, Jevišovka and near Mikulov, Brno and Bílovice nad Svitavou in the Krumlov. A similar fate awaits the Břeclav–Lednice, Pohořelice–Vranovice, Čejč–Hodonín and able for mountain bikes. www.cyklo-jizni-morava.cz in the tram, bus or trolley bus. It is possible to park bicycles in a monitored storage area in the cen- tour of the Liechtenstein monuments, every odd-numbered Sunday. Get on the train, then transfer was achieved on Wednesday 5.5. The hourly maximum from Sunday 25.4. amounted to 704 users Velké Pavlovice, sit on the bench by the information panel at the wine cellars in Vrbice, in Šatov, in direction towards the Moravian Karst and in many other places. Safe cycle trails are marked with a spe- Boskovice–Velké Opatovice lines. The trails established in these lines can be very attractive for tre of the city at the Vágner Department Store in Česká Street. There are bicycle stands in the city, to your bicycle and get to know the very best of South Moravia. in both directions and the hourly average during the daytime period (7 am–9 pm) was 75 people. Nový Přerov, in Milotice, in Vlkoš … All of these are functional and beautiful pieces of work. You cial symbol in all of the maps published by the South Moravian Region and on the maps of other carto- cyclists and they provide hope that the preserved line properties may one day once again be for example the last installed ones on the reconstructed Komenského náměstí (Comenius Square). We also know with the same amount of detail that 85,000 people used this trail during the main are sure to want to have your photograph taken there as a reminder. They are the legacy of the graphical publishers. They can be used by senior citizens, parents with children, the sight-impaired or used for rail transport. The Nadace Partnerství (Partnership Foundation) (www.greenways.cz) in Brno continues to fall behind other towns and cities in the South Moravian Region with regard to its season in 2011. The information concerning the trail visitor numbers can be viewed at the South traditional craftsmanship of our ancestors and their relationship to the landscape. Everything we those in wheelchairs and by everyone for whom separation from motor vehicles is very important. We particular assists the municipalities of the South Moravian Region with their plans to preserve facilities for cyclists, particularly Břeclav, Hodonín and Znojmo, but its streets are increasingly being Moravian Region’s cycle portal www.cyklo-jizni-morava-cz do, we do with love and taste, even on our cycle trails. are preparing ever improving conditions in the South Moravian Region. these line corridors in an integrated condition. opened up to cyclists. www.brnonakole.cz