Bathing water quality in Vysočina Region, Czechia
Vysočina Region has 16 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (14 river and 2 lake). 62.5% were classified Excellent — 17.2 points below the 79.7% across Czechia — and 0 were Poor. 4 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
official bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
Map of official bathing waters in Vysočina Region
Sea, lakes and rivers in Vysočina Region
| Water type | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| River | 14 | 8 (57.1%) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Coastal waters are assessed against stricter bacterial limits than lakes and rivers but are diluted far more; see how the classes are calculated.
Most consistent Excellent sites
4 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.
- MALÝ PAŘEZITÝ RYBNÍK 11 seasons
- RYBNÍK MEDLOV 11 seasons
- RYBNÍK VELKÉ DÁŘKO 11 seasons
- VN PILSKÁ 11 seasons
- LOM HORNÍ CEREKEV 10 seasons
- VN SEDLICE 7 seasons
- VELKÝ PAŘEZITÝ RYBNÍK 6 seasons
- BŘEVNICKÁ NÁDRŽ 5 seasons
- RYBNÍK KACHLIČKA 2 seasons
- DALEŠICKÁ PŘEHRADA - KONĚŠÍNSKÁ PLÁŽ 1 season
Rated Poor in 2025
None of the 16 official bathing waters in Vysočina Region was classified Poor in 2025.
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (1)
- DALEŠICKÁ PŘEHRADA - KONĚŠÍNSKÁ PLÁŽ Good → Excellent
Declined (1)
- VN TRNÁVKA - PETRAČKA Excellent → Good
How Vysočina Region rated since 2015
Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.
| Season | Classified | Excellent | Excellent share | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 10 | 62.5% | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 10 | 62.5% | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 8 | 53.3% | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 11 | 73.3% | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 11 | 73.3% | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 11 | 78.6% | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 11 | 78.6% | 0 |
| 2018 | 15 | 12 | 80% | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 11 | 84.6% | 0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 12 | 92.3% | 0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 9 | 90% | 0 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Vysočina Region
Each site is matched to its nearest named place (GeoNames, within 8 km in a straight line), so beaches of one resort or lake shore can be compared together. Select a place to show only its sites in the full list.
| Place | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nové Město na Moravě | 3 | 1 (33.3%) | 0 |
| Želiv | 3 | 1 (33.3%) | 0 |
| Telč | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
All 16 official bathing waters in Vysočina Region
Grouped by water type, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.
Download all 16 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Lake 2 sites · 100% Excellent
- DALEŠICKÁ PŘEHRADA - KONĚŠÍNSKÁ PLÁŽ · Vladislav Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- RYBNÍK VELKÉ DÁŘKO · Krucemburk Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
River 14 sites · 57.1% Excellent
- BŘEVNICKÁ NÁDRŽ · Chotěboř Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- DOMANÍNSKÝ RYBNÍK · Bystřice nad Pernštejnem Good
- LOM HORNÍ CEREKEV Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- MALÝ PAŘEZITÝ RYBNÍK · Telč Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RYBNÍK KACHLIČKA · Herálec Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- RYBNÍK KOUPALIŠTĚ NOVÉ MĚSTO NA MORAVĚ Good
- RYBNÍK MEDLOV · Nové Město na Moravě Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RYBNÍK ŘEDKOVEC · Okrouhlice Sufficient
- RYBNÍK SYKOVEC · Nové Město na Moravě Good
- VELKÝ PAŘEZITÝ RYBNÍK · Telč Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- VN PILSKÁ · Žďár nad Sázavou Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VN SEDLICE · Želiv Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- VN TRNÁVKA - MĚSTSKÁ PLÁŽ ČERVENÁ ŘEČICE · Želiv Sufficient
- VN TRNÁVKA - PETRAČKA · Želiv Good Excellent → Good since 2024
Compared with other regions in Czechia
| # | Region | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Bohemian Region | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2 | Moravian-Silesian Region | 26 | 65.4% | 0 |
| 3 | Vysočina Region | 16 | 62.5% | 0 |
Regions with at least 15 official bathing waters. Size, water type and how densely sites are designated differ, so the table is context rather than a verdict.
Quick answers
- How many bathing waters in Vysočina Region were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 10 of 16 (62.5%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 4 were Good, 2 Sufficient and 0 Poor. That ranks Vysočina Region 3 of 3 Czechia regions by Excellent share.
- Which beaches in Vysočina Region have the best long-term record?
- 4 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example MALÝ PAŘEZITÝ RYBNÍK, RYBNÍK MEDLOV, RYBNÍK VELKÉ DÁŘKO. See the ranking.
- Which places in Vysočina Region have the most official bathing waters?
- Nové Město na Moravě (3, 33.3% Excellent), Želiv (3, 33.3% Excellent), Telč (2, 100% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Vysočina Region rated Poor?
- No. None was classified Poor in 2025.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- On Koupání v přírodě (Ministry of Health) (Ministry of Health and the regional public-health stations (KHS)). Temporary bans, pollution alerts and closures are published there and on signs at the water, not in the annual EEA class.
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Sources and method
Bathing-water records: European Environment Agency (EEA), data and coordinates reported by Czechia, licensed CC BY 4.0. Region and area boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries). Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). A site belongs to the area that contains its reported coordinates; a site up to 10 km off the generalised coastline is placed in the nearest area of Czechia. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.