The castle was founded in 1268 by Hartman, the son of the Moravian lord Crha from Ceblovice. However, the family died out, so at the beginning of the 14th century the manor with the castle was bought by Vok at Hrutovic family. He founded the family of the lords of Holstein with the half-triple coat of arms. Its members were...
The romantic ruins of the Gothic-Renaissance Boskovice castle stand out on the border of "Malá Haná" and Drahanská vrchovina above the town of Boskovice. Archeology tells us a little about the origin of the castle. Findings of ceramics from the castle area can be dated to the second half of the 13th century, and that is when Boskovice Castle was...
Our most romantic castle is hidden in the middle of the woods high on a steep promontory surrounded by the river Svitava on three sides, north of Adamov, in close proximity to the Moravian Karst.
The arboretum is located in the village "Borotín", which is located in Boskovice in the "Malá Hané region". The construction of the "Borotín Arboretum" began in the early 1980s. On the site of an outdated nationalized orchard, a mother plant is gradually emerging in a park setting. The JZD gardeners built and planted a plant sampler, examples of...
"Arboretum Šmelcovna" is 11 km away from the village of Drnovice. In the "Šmelcovna" arboretum you will find an extensive garden of ornamental and fruit trees. The area includes a garden sales center and a petting zoo with dwarf farm animals. In the arboretum, thematic events and exhibitions are organized seasonally.
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.
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...
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...
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.
