Mořina: Holiday apartments and holiday homes
Accommodation in Mořina
Landscape
The mining landscape around Mořina includes old open-cast limestone quarries, including the well-known Velká Amerika and Malá Amerika quarries. They are up to 100 metres deep and have clear lakes at the bottom. Velká Amerika is one of the best-known flooded quarries in the Czech Republic and is located about 4 km from Karlštejn Castle.
During approximately 130 years of mining activity, a total of 20 quarries were opened in the Mořina area, including 19 open-cast quarries. Many are now hidden in the forests of the Český kras Protected Landscape Area west of the municipality of Mořina.
Nature
The Štoly Velké Ameriky European protected area safeguards the wintering grounds of several rare bat species in old, inaccessible tunnels connected to the quarries.
History and culture
The Church of St. Stanislav in Mořina was originally founded as a Gothic church and was first mentioned in writing as a parish church as early as 1353. In the 18th century, the church was rebuilt and adapted in the Baroque style.
The Jewish cemetery in Mořina was established in 1735–1736 and preserves 312 gravestones dating from 1740 to the second half of the 1930s.
Exploring the area
Velká Amerika can be reached on foot or by car. The underground tunnels connecting the quarries near Mořina can be visited with trained guides from Spolek HAGEN Mořina.
A tour of the Velká Amerika quarry usually takes about 60–90 minutes, involves an elevation change of 180 metres and includes explanations of the history of mining at the site.
The Český Grand Canyon a Český Mauthausen educational trail is just under three kilometres long and features eleven information panels and interactive elements.
Other destinations: Stašov, Vižina, Karlstejn, Mořinka, Cerhovice, Hýskov, Praskolesy, Drozdov.
To the higher-level travel overview: Beroun District.
