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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.

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