Palacký Park

The city walls measured approximately 1400 meters in their final form. Initially about 6 meters high, they were gradually increased over time to nearly 10 meters. Preserved sections of the fortifications can be seen in Palacký Park. The city park was established in the 1840s on the site of a former moat and rampart in front of the city walls. In memory of its founder, District Governor Schrenk, an Empire-style pavilion was built here in 1841, featuring an inscription with a cryptogram of Schrenk’s name. Nearby stands a monument to historian and politician František Palacký (1886), a monument to poet Adolf Heyduk (1935), and a copy of a Baroque statue of Neptune (1771), which originally adorned a now-demolished fountain on the Great Square. The fountain was removed when the water supply system was introduced in 1901. In the park, you can visit the renowned inn “U Reinerů,” where beer has been served since 1844. Poet Adolf Heyduk lived in the building for more than 20 years and married the daughter of the innkeeper. Opposite the inn is the Fráňa Šrámek Theatre building. The promenade through the park, which features a bandstand known as the “shell,” restored in 2006, ends at the post office building.

Palacký Park is freely accessible at any time of day or night.