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Frenštát pod Radhoštěm

in Picturesque Landscape of Moravian-Silesian Beskid The town of Frenštát pod Radhoštěm is situated right at the foot of Radhošť Mountain. Its strategic position makes the town with a population of eleven thousand an excellent base for trips to countless tour destinations all over the region of the Radegast Beskids. Frenštát pod Radhoštěm is the true cradle of Czech hiking as this is where, in 1884, the first Czech hiking club, Hikers’ Association (Pohorská jednota) Radhošť, was established. Frenštát pod Radhoštěm is closely connected to the famous sportsman Jiří Raška, a ski-jumper who won took gold at the Winter Olympics in Grenoble in 1968, was a world champion and named the Skier of the Millennium. The Ski Jump Resort in Horečky, the educational trail Beskid Heaven (Beskydské

nebe), and the look-out tower on the peak of Velký Javorník rank among the most popular and most visited locations of recent years. Frenštát pod Radhoštěm itself offers accommodation in one of the best camping sites in the Czech Republic, an aquapark, an indoor swimming pool, and a skating rink. In summer there are many cultural, sport and social events, some of which have an international reputation. Frenštát pod Radhoštěm boasts of a picturesque square with a dominant

Neo-Renaissance town hall whose tower provides an astonishing view of the great range of the Moravian-Silesian Beskid Mountains. You can see the original statue of Radegast by Albín Polášek in the foyer of the town hall (there is a replica of the legendary statue on Radhošť). Each visitor should remember to visit the local museum housing unique expositions of weaving looms and blueprint textiles, or an exposition dedicated to migration from Wallachia to the USA. POSITIV 2/2019 ǀ 67