Růžový palouček, Memorial site in Újezdec, Czech Republic

Růžový palouček is a memorial site near Morašice with a copper monument surrounded by French rose bushes. The entire setting occupies an open meadow designed as a quiet place for reflection.

The Spolek pro získání Růžového paloučku veřejnosti was founded in 1903 and bought the meadow three years later. The copper memorial, designed by Alois Metelák from Siberian copper donated by Czechoslovak legionaries, was unveiled on 19 June 1921 before about 70,000 people, with a speech by Alois Jirásek.

The name Růžový palouček means "Rose Meadow", recorded as Červený palouček ("Red Meadow") in the 1787 Josephine cadastre. Alois Jirásek, teaching at the Litomyšl gymnasium in 1876, placed the legend of the Czech Brethren's farewell here in his Old Czech Legends. Local lore holds that white roses sprang from the Brethren's tears and that the roses cannot be transplanted elsewhere.

The site can be reached by marked hiking trails from multiple directions and has parking spaces near the memorial. It is best visited during daylight hours since it is an open natural area without artificial lighting.

The rose variety Rosa Gallica that covers the site is linked by local tradition to the tears of the expelled Czech Brethren. This connection between the botanical reality and the emotional history gives the place deeper meaning for visitors.