Kacabaja, reservoir in Hodslavice, Czech Republic

Kacabaja is a water reservoir located near Hodslavice in the Czech Republic. It is fed by small local streams, including the Zrzavka River, and features grass-covered beaches, changing cabins, a clay volleyball court, a long pier, and parking nearby.

Kacabaja was built as a flood-protection reservoir for Hodslavice, fed by streams rising on the northern slope of Oprchlice and by the Zrzavka river. Its earthen dam is 175 metres long, 7 metres high and 3.5 metres wide at the crest, holding 46,660 cubic metres of water. The site was once a refuge for robbers and highwaymen, including Jura Bartůšek, executed in Nový Jičín in 1719.

The area around the reservoir was once a refuge for robbers and highwaymen, including Šimák, Bartosch and Jura Bartůšek, who was executed in Nový Jičín in 1719. Today the reservoir is used for swimming at one's own risk and for fishing, and there are grass beaches and a clay court for volleyball or mini-football beside it.

The reservoir is easy to reach by car and has a parking area near the dam. Visitors should know that the water is not supervised, so caution is needed when swimming, especially in deeper areas.

The competition "O valašského ftáka" takes its name from the Wallachian word for bird and is contested by builders of odd human-powered flying machines. Entrants start from a long ramp and land on the water surface.