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Slavičín Forest Park

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Slavičín, a town 15 minutes from Luhačovice, offers a family-friendly afternoon trip centered around Pivečka's Forest Park, established in 1936 as a recreational zone. The area also features a 13th-century St. Adalbert's Church, a 1750 baroque château with an English park, an educational trail around Slavík pond, and facilities including a bowling alley and summer cinema.



Near Luhačovice lies the town of Slavičín. Like the spa town, it is located in the Zlín district. It exceeds Luhačovice by about a hundred inhabitants. Even the first written mention of Slavičín dates later, to 1141. The town is situated just about 15 minutes from the spa. It is therefore an ideal place for an afternoon family trip. There are many interesting things to be found here. One of them is Pivečka’s Forest Park. We can also find the town’s oldest building here. It is a 13th-century church dedicated to Saint Adalbert. On the hill next to the church lies a memorial to the victims of the air battle over Slavičín.

The second, and also smaller hill in the town centre, is dominated by a baroque château from 1750 with an adjacent English park. The buildings now serve hospitality purposes, whilst the public park is a place for rest and walks. There is a pavilion for musical activities, a bowling alley, volleyball courts and an amphitheatre with a summer cinema. The nearby ponds are certainly a paradise for anglers. Around the Slavík pond runs an educational trail, which is a source of learning about fauna and flora.

Pivečka’s Forest Park

The establishment of Pivečka’s Forest Park dates to 1936 by the Pivečka family as a recreational and peaceful zone for the inhabitants of Slavičín, but also primarily for the employees of their footwear company. We find here mainly wooden sculptures, works of young sculptors, students of Prague’s Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design. Among them are an hourglass and a pack of seven wolves, a giant snail, a slug, an inchworm or a seal, a fairy-tale bridge over a pond and a wooden merry-go-round, a water sprite and a frog, a condor and a group of trees, a stone centaur and a grouping of rather mysterious mushrooms.

The Pivečka Family

The Pivečka family moved to Slavičín in 1860 to establish the renowned footwear company JAPIS there (today PRABOS – manufacturer of specialised trekking and military footwear). The family lived in mutual cooperation and respect among family members was natural. In 1938, Mrs Josefka Pivečková died, and the family decided to build the forest park in her memory. Dance parties, trips, and picnics were held here. Children could play here with Little Red Riding Hood, with dwarfs by the pond, and parents could rest on benches near the forest path. In 1948 came nationalisation and the family lost both the company and the forest park. A new owner arrived. People dismantled parts of the walls and rockery, and the figurines for children disappeared without trace. After more than 40 years, only one of the sons returns. Although disappointed in what state he finds the forest park, he doesn’t hesitate to restore the surroundings. Thanks to volunteers, the forest was cleaned up. Many of the creations also returned.

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