Barnovská Reservoir, reservoir in Libavá, Czech Republic

Barnovska Reservoir is a large body of water in the VÚ Libavá area of the Czech Republic and among the biggest in its region. Dense forests and meadows surround it, creating gentle shorelines and wide water surfaces.

The first plans for a dam date from 1910, when it was proposed as a supply reservoir to support navigation on the planned Danube–Oder–Elbe canal. The reservoir lies on the Oder north of the abandoned village of Barnov, below Kozí hřbet. It later served the military as a tank fording training site, a use the army has since abandoned over oil-spill risk.

The reservoir lies in the Libavá military training area, so the public is normally barred except on reserved days. Once a year, the Bílý kámen cycle-tourism event opens the reservoir and its surroundings to visitors. The name comes from the vanished village of Barnov, north of the water.

The reservoir lies inside the Libavá military training area and is closed to the public except on reserved days; in practice this means the once-a-year Bílý kámen cycle-tourism event. Access is otherwise barred, so plan around that single opening rather than expecting regular visiting hours. No facilities or marked trails are described in the sources, so bring everything you need.

An old reinforced concrete bridge from 1908 crosses the area and was the first of its kind in the region. Near it once stood a mill whose ruins still remain visible today, bearing witness to the former life in this place.