Saturday, February 14, 2009
New version of my blog
New version of my blog "CZ CRUSH - Travelling in Czech Republic" is located here.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Orlik - October 2006
(Pisek Region) Founded by Premysl Otakar II as a royal castle on a high rock overlooking the River Vltava valley, it belonged to the king until 1357. The Svamberks converted it into a Renaissance palace and the Schwarenberks came into possession of the property in 1717. Its present appearance comes from a neo-Gothic reconstruction its the historical important interiors.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Sunday, October 8, 2006
Rabi - October 2006
(Klatovy Region) The most extensive ruin of a castle in Bohemia that is likely to have been founded by Bohuslav of Velhartice at the beginning of the 14th century. Jan Zizka lost his second eye there in 1421 during the Hussite siege. Under the rule of Put Svihovsky post-1479, the builder Benedict Rejt took part in reconstructions and the castle became the best-fortified residence in Central Europe. Later on, the castle began to dilapidated and was completely plundered in the Thirty Years War.
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