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Mezní Louka X 0312, 1640, 3950, 7005 - Malá Pravčická brána (Small Pravčická Gate) 3 km - ( 0.1 km) - Šaunštejn, castle ruins 3.5 km - pod Šauštejnem 4 km X 7005 - Česká silnice 5.5 km - Pohovka (Sofa) 8.5 km X 3942 - Rudolfův kámen (Rudolph's Stone) 9.5 km Purkartický Woods 10 km X 6924 - Vileminina Wall 11 km (?0.2 km) - Mariina skála (Mary's Rock) 11.5 km (? 0.2 km) - ...
The Libochovický chateau is situated in a picturesque and romantic countryside surrounded by hills of the Czech Central Mountains, on the site of an old gothic fortress of the Lords of Hazmburk. This national cultural monument has been well preserved in its early Baroque shape and with original red decorations on the perimeter walls. Other and actual info on the website.
Did you know that bishops have resided in Litoměřice since 1655? The bishops had a beautiful residence built that is now the main dominant feature of the panorama of the town. It was built on the site of a former chapter house building from the 11th century, following the designs of Guilio Broggia from 1683 to 1701; the residence has two floors and it faces the river. There is also the Chapel of St Laurence with paintings by F. Kučera and Ch. Tietze. On the ground floor you will ...
In 1280 Habart of Žirotín founded a cloister for the Poor Clares, the third Franciscan cloister in Bohemia. Nuns from the Cloister of Anežka Přemyslovna from the Old Town in Prague were brought into this cloister. Týnec Cloister has witnessed several disasters. In 1382 it burnt down, it was rebuilt again and survived until the Hussite unrests. "When the Louny citizens pulled down the Dominican church in their town, they moved to help the Prague Hussites in their ...
According to a legend, recorded in the Chronicle of Bohemia written down by Václav Hájek of Libočany, the spring was discovered in 762 by Kolostůj pigs that were grazing grass in the woods and accidently got burnt by the hot water of the springs. In reality, Teplice hot springs must have been known well before as golden Celtic and Roman coins where found in the fissure by the springs during the catastrophic event of 1879 when the springs sank into the local terrain.
Karel Krattner painted a fresco on a motif of the Resurrection in the dome of the memorial that is used as an exhibition hall. It is said that during the official unveiling of the memorial several people laughed at the sculptor Alolf Mayerl and mocked him for the unnatural position of the lion at top of the memorial, apparently they even said that the statue did not look like a lion, but a like a cow. Mayerl was apparently so devasted by the mockery that he shot himself in the ...
Petrovice and its settlements are situated at the very eastern tip of the Krušné Mountains. Petrovice is mostly known as a border crossing to Saxony (Petrovice - Bahratal) but we should not forget that there are numerous historic and natural monuments around here. The village of Petrovice (in German Peterswald) is situated north of Ústí nad Labe at 551 metres above sea level (the lower part of the village) right along the state borders of the Czech ...
The park covers an area of 14,425 hectares and 40% of this area is formed by core zones that are used to differentiate areas with the most precious localities. The nature park is much frequented by tourists and it is well prepared for them. There are 4 nature trails, a number of cycling tracks, 5 downhill ski resorts, cross country tracks and a fairly dense network of officially marked tourist routes. This area was declared a national park based on its natural, cultural and ...
The first observation tower, that was built at the top of Strážiště Hill above Chomutov, was an 8 m tall gloriette that offered its visitors coming mostly from Chomutov not only views but also refreshments. The building is situated at the top of Strážiště ca 2 km north of the centre of Chomutov at 511 metres above sea level. The observation tower offers good views over the Krušné Mountains, the towns of Chomutov and Jirkov, Mt. ...
The church was built between the years 1597–1604 by Rudolf von Bünau the owner of the Castle in Krásné Březno as the family chapel dedicated to Mary the Virgin. The church was dedicated to St. Florian in the year 1897, when the independent parish was established. The St. Florian Church is the unique memorabilia of so called Saxon Renaissance and this style remains well preserved till our times.