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The Best Attractions In Velhartice

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Velhartice is a village in the Czech Republic dating to the 13th century, dominated by the Gothic castle Hrad Velhartice. The castle was built 1290-1310 by a nobleman who later became courtier and close friend of the Emperor Charles IV . During the Thirty Years' War, Emperor Ferdinand II gave the castle to one of his generals, Don Balthazar de Marradas who, in 1628, sold it to Don Martin de Hoeff Huerta who bought it for his beautiful adopted daughter Anne-Marie of Moldavia. In 1790s, the Desfours family, who at the time also owned the castle, built a paper-making factory in Velhartice which, during the World War II, made sleeping bags for the German A...
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  • 1. Castle Velhartice Velhartice
    Rabí or Rábí is a ruined castle in Southwestern Bohemia , on a prominent hill by the central course of the River Otava, in the foothills of Šumava region, 130 kilometres from Prague, Czech Republic. It is the largest castle from all Czech castles. Its name might derive from the German word raben , or it could be mangled Czech name vrabí vrch .Rabí Castle was proclaimed a National Cultural Monument in 1978.
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  • 3. The Castle Garden Cesky Krumlov
    The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. The first sites on the territory of the present Czech Republic were inscribed at the 16th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Santa Fe, United States in 1992. At that session, three sites were added: Historic Centre of Prague, Historic Centre of Český Krumlov and Historic Centre of Telč for the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic.With the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on January 1, 1993, the country was split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Either party sought to honour treaty obligations signed by Czechoslovakia including the World Heritage convent...
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  • 5. The State Chateau of Hluboká Hluboka Nad Vltavou
    This is a list of zoological gardens around the world. For aquaria, see List of aquaria. For dolphinariums, see List of dolphinariums. For an annotated list of defunct zoos and aquariums, see List of former zoos and aquariums. Zoos are primarily dry facilities where animals are kept within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. Such facilities include zoos, safari parks, animal theme parks, aviaries, butterfly zoos and reptile centers, as well as wildlife sanctuaries and nature reserves where visitors are allowed.
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