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the town was founded in the half of the 13th century with royal castle of Zbyněk Zajíc from Hasenburk. In the possession of Sternberks and Herbersteins adopted to Gothic-Renaissance chateau; a big rectangular tower on the eastern side with Renaissance sgraphito ashlar decoration; halls with Gothic groined vault and Renaissance paintings. Church of St. Wenceslav founded in the 13th century with southern Gothic aisle, presbyterium and tower, Baroque plastered decorations at the prime/alter by B. Eder. There is a stone Baroque bridge from 1770 in the northwest part of the town.

 

Baroque castle from the end of the 17th century (Torr, Passariny), prime – front with parapets, acards in the courtyard; Gothic church of St. James adopted to Baroque during the 18th century, altars with sculptural decoration by M. Braun and his Plaque Column; paintings by V. V. Reiner.

 

Church of St. Šimon and Juda originally Romance, then adopted to Baroque; prismatic tower with two rows of Romance windows; Baroque castle.

   

Baroque chateau from the 18th century at a place of original stronghold, stairway with statues by J. Platzer; on the edge of the willage hundreds years old so called „Oldřich oak“, which reminds legend about meeting of Božena and prince Oldřich.

 

Benedict´s cloister from the beginning of the 12th century stood here originally, in 1420 completely destroyed by husit attack; Renaissance mansion from 1611, reconstruced several times, last at the and of 18th century, Classicistic gate; Baroque church of the Anscension of the Virgin Mary from the half of the 18th century built by A. Almont.

 

on a rocky mountains ruins of castle founded in the 15th century, in the year 1593 already deserted.

 

massive hill with steppe vegetation, state natural reservation of an area 1,5 ha, rare grasses of southrussian prairie (Avenastrum besseri), steppe kinds of slugs.

 

Albrecht of Kolovrat here founded in the 1373 augustinian cloister, which was several times damaged by husits and Saxons, last Baroque reconstructions were made in the half of the 18th century by A. Lurago according t plans K. I. Dienzenhofer as well as at cloister church of the Ansscension of the Virgin Mary – paintings by V. V. Reiner and J. Kramolín, statues by F. I. Weiss.

 

Baroque castle built at a place of stronghold from the beginnig 15th century by G. and P. de Maggi in years 1697-8.

 

paternal house of writer Václav Beneš Třebízský, middlebohemian outdoor museum.

  

ruins of Gothic castle from the 13th century, devastated during the Thirty Year War, massive moats.