Dům přírody Litovelského Pomoraví – Horka nad Moravou

Location: Horka nad Moravou 282, 783 35 Horka nad Moravou · Olomouc Region

Category: nature gallery, CHKO education center

The Nature House of Litovelské Pomoraví in Horka nad Moravou offers a unique gallery in nature with installations by leading Czech artists (František Skála, Miloš Šejn) and an information center with a 3D film about the floodplain forests of Litovelské Pomoraví. Visitors can take part in discovery hunts, borrow an explorer's bag, and explore the living nature of the Morava River channels; the Třesín hill with Mladečské Caves is also nearby.

Why visit this place?

• The site is run by the Sluňákov centre, based in a low-energy house in Horka nad Moravou; its name comes from sluňáky, compact quartzite stones.
• The low-energy building won the Grand Prix of Architects 2007 award; it saves heat with thick insulation and heat-recovery ventilation.
• Rated 4.6 out of 5 by 120 visitors on Google Maps.
• Besides the tour there are hands-on workshops, so children get to make something themselves.
• Allow roughly an hour and a half; the programme is aimed at every age group from preschool to secondary school.
• There are 69 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.

Verified against: cs.wikipedia.org

Practical information

• Opening hours: Information center: seasonal operation. Gallery in nature year-round. See website.
• Typical visit: 90 min
• Admission: free
• Visitor rating: 4.6 ★ from 120 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: preschool (3–6), primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Discovery hunts for children in the gallery in nature, explorer bags with tools for nature exploration, 3D film about Litovelské Pomoraví, talks and events for parents with children.

Official website: https://www.dumprirody.cz/dum-prirody-litovelskeho-pomoravi/

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