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Barbořina is a wooded hill (about 265 m above sea level) on the western edge of Kroměříž and a popular forest park for walks and bike rides. At the top there is a photo spot with a view, and a cycle path runs across the summit.

The hill takes its name from the Chapel of St Barbara, which Bishop Karl II of Liechtenstein-Castelcorn had built here around 1690. St Barbara is the patron saint of miners and protector against sudden death.

The hill also has a darker past: in the Middle Ages a gallows stood here, and during the Thirty Years' War the Swedish general Torstenson bombarded the town from this spot. Today the summit is home to water reservoirs and a transmitter. The Maximilian waterworks once brought water to the town from springs on the slope of Barbořina.

Interesting places nearby

Pionýrská louka

Kojetínská 2679, 767 01 Kroměříž

A sports and leisure ground on the edge of the Chateau Garden, used mainly by Kroměříž schools and sports clubs.

Kozánek House

Štěchovice 1320, 767 01 Kroměříž

A villa from 1883 where, at the end of the 19th century, the lawyer Emil Kozánek hosted Antonín Dvořák, Ema Destinová and other figures of Czech culture.

The Flower Garden

Generála Svobody 1192, 767 01 Kroměříž

A Baroque garden from the second half of the 17th century with the Rotunda and a 244-metre colonnade. Together with the chateau and the Chateau Garden, it is a UNESCO World Heritage site.