Architectural points of interest

Villa Langer

T.G. Masaryka 35

Brno architect Germano Wanderley, the designer of the opulent Ottendorfer Public Library and reading room, created this villa in a historicizing style in 1890. The construction work, completed in 1892...

Bergmann's Villa

U Stadionu 6

The building was commissioned by the Bergmann family in 1868, which ran textile factories in the town. In 1953, on the basis of confiscation the national enterprise Vigona became the owner and later in...

Fabrika

Wolkerova alej 92/18

The multi-functional, educational, community and cultural center Fabrika was founded in 2008 with financial support from the EU for the reconstruction of an old factory building in the heart of the city...

House U Mouřenína

náměstí Míru 48

This building with brewing rights located near the Old Town Hall is one of the oldest preserved civic houses in Svitavy. The families of Svitavy magistrates originally lived in the house, but in the 18th...

Cafe in the park

Dvořákova 5

A distinctive modern cafe in a historic building within the premises of the Municipal Office. It was designed by Petr Stolín

Municipal museum and gallery in Svitavy

Máchova alej 1

The building was built in 1892 as the family residence of mayor Johan Budig. A museum has been housed here since 1947. In the 1970s, the left wing was added, in 1997-2000 an attic superstructure was added...

Ottendorfer´s House - Museum of Esperanto

náměstí Míru 1

Historical building – Ottendorfer’s House, built as a public library and study hall with a concert hall. It was built by a citizen of New York, the patron Svitav and famous native Valentin Oswald Ottendorfer...

Svitava Elementary School

T. G. Masaryka 27

The Neo-Renaissance school was designed by architect Josef Hudek from Vienna and constructed by Svitavy builder Julius Randa. The façade of the school was decorated by the sculptor Alfred Dresler of Brno...

Svitava Elementary School

náměstí Míru 38/73

In 1877 the Brno builder and architect Karel Frieml introduced plans to construct an entirely new school building. The school was designed with a Neo-Renaissance appearance and construction work began...

Albrecht's Villa

Dimitrovova 4

The villa of the Member of the Imperial Council Hugo Albrecht, who was one of the most important German citizens in Svitavy. With his son Roman, he built the largest tannery in the Republic of Czechoslovakia...

Budig's Villa

Dimitrovova 33

A unique building in historic neo-Renaissance style. In 1891, Svitavy builder Johann Bier commenced construction. It was commissioned by Svitavy mayor, a great entrepreneur and patron, Johann Budig.

Dutch houses

An urban concept of four semi-detached houses and two detached houses.

Functionalist villa

Lidická 1402/26

František Plíva, son of Czech industrialist Josef Plíva, had the Functionalist villa built according to the design of Václav Ryšavý.

Funeral hall

Nádražní 2113/8a

The work of architect Pavel Kupka and sculptor Karel Nepraś.

Modern family house

Petrusova 2213/15

The basic principle of the house is that it is divided into a southern and northern half. The southern half offers space for family life together, the northern half is deisgned for individual members of...

Municipal court

In the 18th century the roadside inn Zur Goldene Krone was built on the site of a former house with brewing rights. King Friedrich II of Prussia (Friedrich the Great) stayed in the inn in 1758 during the...

Old town hall

náměstí Míru 50

The first reconstruction of the Renaissance building followed the town fire in 1590 and the appearance of the structure changed completely following the largest fire in town history in 1781. The oldest...

Roman Catholic parish

Školní 342/14

The valuable intact Baroque Roman Catholic rectory below the cemetery Church of St. Illya is one of the gems of local architecture. The curate’s building on Hřbitovní Street dates to the reconstruction...

Sigmund's villa

T. G. Masaryka 32/36

Ferdinand Sigmund had the villa built close to his factory. The builder may have been Johann Bier. In 1926, the rear wing was rebuilt into a party rooms and other repairs of the facade are documented in...

Sponer's (Ettl's) Villa

Milady Horákové 6

Originally a family residence with a park - once a romantic garden with a stalactite cave and castle ruins.

Building of the former savings bank

náměstí Míru 87

The Neo-Classicist Svitavy Savings Bank build has been a dominant feature of the upper part of the square since the year 1902. The bank building was constructed on the site of two former low-rise civic...

Svitavy Elementary School

Riegrova 4

The project to build a new orphanage and asylum was developed in 1885. Architects H. Gausse and M. Hinträger designed a modern building with Italian Renaissance elements. The Svitavy builder Johann Bier...