Czech Historical Sights
Svihov Castle
Svihov Castle - Among Czech castles, this is one of the youngest. It was built in the years 1480-1489. During the Thirty Years' War castle was unsuccessfully besieged by the Swedish army....
Svojanov Castle
Svojanov Castle - The castle was founded around 1262 by Ottokar II of Bohemia to protect the Trstenice route, a former trade route of significant importance. The castle's original German name was Fürs...
Budyne Gothic Castle
Budyne Castle - Originally a wooden castle was owned by the Czech rulers. At the beginning of the 12th century, it was rebuilt by Czech King Ottokar I in the Gothic style. In 1316 conquered Budyne Joh...
Zvikov Castle
Zvikov Castle - originally a small complex, the castle was continuously extended until 1278. After the Premyslid dynasty died out in 1306, Zvikov became property of the Rozmberk family. After 1337 the...
Orlik Chateau
Orlik Castle is a chateau located 500 m northeast of the village of Orlik nad Vltavou, in the northern part of the District of Pisek, in the South Bohemia Region of the Czech Republic. The original po...
Boskovice Castle
Boskovice Castle - This castle in empire style is located in town of Boskovice. It dates from the early 19th century. On the site of today's castle was a Dominican monastery....
Bouzov Castle
Bouzov Castle is an early 14th century fortress first mentioned in 1317. It was built on a hill between the village of Hvozdek and the town of Bouzov, west of Litovel and northwest of Olomouc, in Mora...
Spilberk Castle
Spilberk Castle (Spielberg) is an old castle on the hilltop in city of Brno, Southern Moravia. It began to be built as early as the first half of the 13th century by the Premyslid kings and complete b...
Pernstejn Castle
Pernstejn Castle is a castle located on a rock above the village of Nedvedice and the rivers Svratka and Nedvedicka, some 28 miles northwest of city of Brno, in the Southern Moravian Region, Czech Rep...
National Museum in Prague
The National museum in Prague is a Czech museum institution intended to systematically establish, prepare and publicly exhibit natural scientific and historical collections. It was founded 1818 in Pra...
