📜 Explore over a dozen flooded quarries in the Jeseníky Mountains.
🏞️ Perfect for swimming, fishing, hiking, and diving, with a rich history of stone quarrying.
🏊♀️ Enjoy swimming and diving in unique natural settings.
🎣 Great spots for fishing and romantic walks.
🚶♀️ Discover historical insights into the Jeseníky stone industry.
🗺️ Explore diverse landscapes and various outdoor activities.
⚠️ Swimming is at your own risk in most quarries.
🚫 Some locations are forbidden due to rare animal species or dangerous underwater conditions.
🤿 Popular with divers from across the Czech Republic due to diversity.
⛏️ Stone extraction and processing date back to the Middle Ages (13th century).
🏭 First true manufactories established in 1836.
🚂 Boom in the 19th-20th centuries with railway access, enabling worldwide stone export.
📈 At its peak, 160 active quarries were in the area.
Near Vápenná: Arcibiskupský, Barčák, Žulový vrch, Vycpálek.
Near Žulová: Vaněk, Starost, Ferstr.
Near Černá Voda: Rampa, Rokliny.
Near Vidnava: Kaolinka, Stachlovice.
Near Uhelná: Pelnář.
Transgranit (Žulová): Beautiful quarry with an island, sandy beach, and covered shelter. Mining ceased in 1998. Accessible via cycling route No. 6046.
Lom Rampa (Černá Voda): Dominant quarry with a high, vertical cut wall. Accessible via red hiking trail and cycling route No. 6046.
Lom Rokliny (Černá Voda): Lesser-known, quiet, and romantic setting.
Lom Vaněk (Skorošice): Famous granite quarry, popular for camping.
Žulový vrch (Brankopy): Romantic quarry on Žulový vrch hill. Swimming forbidden here and in Arcibiskupský quarry due to dangers/environmental protection.
🚗 Parking mentioned for Transgranit quarry.
🚴♀️ Cycling routes (e.g., No. 6046) and hiking trails (red, blue) provide access.
🚶♀️ Shelters available at some locations (e.g., Transgranit).
🚫 Swimming forbidden in some quarries (e.g., Žulový vrch, Arcibiskupský) due to safety or environmental reasons.
⚠️ Certain locations have dangerous underwater conditions.