The monumental "Pernštejn Castle" stands proudly on top of a wooded hill above "the Nedvědičky" valley in the picturesque landscape of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. "Pernštejn" is the king of Moravian castles, one of the largest and best-preserved Gothic-Renaissance fortress buildings in Europe, the ancestral seat of the important and very...
The Boskovice water reservoir on the "Bělá" watercourse was completed in 1990. The reservoir also serves as flood protection. A small hydroelectric plant was installed in the 1990s. Due to the water supply purpose, water sports, fishing and rafting are prohibited. The dam is 305 m long and 42.5 m high.
As the predecessor of the castle in near by Lysice, Rychvald Castle played the role of the seat of the Lysice branch of the lords of "Kunštát" in the 14th century. I was here The activity was visited by 2 people 0/5 (0 ratings) Rychvald Castle was probably founded by lords from "Kunštát" sometime around the middle of the 14th...
Natural monument and former castle park with fallow deer breeding. Nowadays, you can find the remains of old alleys, many exotic types of trees. Two groups of beech trees that are up to 250 years old are noteworthy. The old avenues also deserve admiration, one is made up of small-leaved linden trees, the other is made of horse chestnut trees...
In 1570, the Renaissance castle "Rájec nad Svitavou" was built on the site of the former upper fortress. But it burned down in the 17th century and was then completely demolished. In essence, Rájec Castle acquired its current form in 1763-69, when Count "Antonín Karel!" of Salm had it rebuilt.
The first written mention of Kunštát dates from 1279, but the discovery of the facade of the Romanesque-Gothic castle palace behind the arcade of the western castle wing pushes the foundation of the original castle, which consisted of the construction of a perimeter wall, a castle palace and an entrance tower on the site of today's castle, to the...
A baroque building located on the site of a Renaissance water fortress, modified at the beginning of the 19th century, the building stands out for its magnificent and richly furnished interiors. They present visitors with the environment and style of the leading Moravian count family "Dubský z Třebomyslice".
In good weather, a large part of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands can be seen from the two viewing platforms of "Malé Chlum", and if the conditions are really ideal, you can look forward to "Praděd v Jeseníky", "Králický Sněžník" and "Orlické hory". The orientation board will tell you exactly what you are looking at. It is possible to drive all the...