Cetechovice

This village on the north-western edge of the Chřiby hills, about 20 km south-west of Kroměříž, is one of the oldest in the district: records mention it as early as 1131. In the middle stands an 18th-century Baroque chateau built on the site of an older fortified manor. It is privately owned and not open to the public. The village also has the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary and a statue of St John of Nepomuk.

From the 17th century, Cetechovice marble was quarried in the woods above the village; among other things, the portals of the Kroměříž Chateau are made of it. By the small Mramůrka rock on the slope of Pláňava hill rises the Spring of the Virgin Mary, which supplies the village with water. The surrounding Chřiby ridges are good for hiking. After the plague the village was resettled by people from Wallachia, and features of the Wallachian dialect survive here to this day.