Ruins of a castle likely from the 13th century that earlier guarded the trade route through the Třebůvka River valley; the site is shrouded in mystery even for historians as there are no traces of a building, there is a massive wall protecting one side but no side walls, etc. A Slavic settlement from the 10th and 11th centuries originally stood on the site. According to one version of history the castle, as the residence of a marauding knight, was razed by troops of Czech King Václav II in 1286, along with the nearby Hřebeč, Mladějov, Hoštejn, Žichlínek and Hradisko u Moravské Třebové castles. The castle was favourably situated on a promontory over the river, had a large fore-castle area, and was protected by a 9 metre wide moat and rampart. A second castle moat was carved directly from the rock; behind it are remnants of a gabled 2.8 metre wide castle wall.
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Radkov Castle

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The Moravská Třebová Castle, which belongs among the most significant Renaissance monuments in Central Europe, was built on the site of a former castle built in the 13th century. In 2005, extensive reconstruction of the castle grounds was completed, which took a total of ten years and thus the castle has once again opened its gates to visitors in all of its glory.
Apart from classic exhibitions in Moravská Třebová Chateau, do not miss the medieval torture chamber, which is the largest of its kind in the Czech Republic. Here you can experience the atmosphere of an execution chamber and try various torture instruments and means of punishment from medieval times. Another interesting exhibition with interactive features which you have to visit is the alchemistical laboratory of Master Bonacin, where perhaps you can prepare an elixir of eternal youth with a bit of luck.
You can complete your visit to the castle by relaxing in the stylish café and then continue to discover the beauty of Moravska Třebova by taking a stroll through the conservation area in the centre of the town.
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Moravská Třebová Chateau

The castle was transformed into a prison in the mid-16th century, and beginning 1750 it served as a clerical penitentiary. Later, the castle was purchased by the state and now serves as a highsecurity penitentiary. The interiors of the building are not open to the public.
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Mírov Castle

The original Renaissance fortress from 1513 underwent Renaissance reconstruction shortly thereafter in 1541. In the 18th century the Libštein family from Kolovraty rebuilt the fortress into a Baroque chateau. Starting in 1879 the building was owned by Prince Lamoral Thurn Taxis, whose son was murdered in Biskupice in 1945.
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Biskupice Chateau

Construction of the castle began after 1352. In 1361, Moravian Margrave Jan received the unfinished castle and after completion he eneamed it after the building method Plankenberg (in translation "Beam mountain" Planke mean lath or beam). The castle is situated on a hill surrounded by two streams that run below the castle and flow into the brook Nectava. In 1422 the castle was probably seized and burned by the Crusaders. Today you can see ramparts, parts of walls and you can still recognise the castle well today.
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Plankenberk Castle

Bouzov Castle is an early 14th-century fortress first mentioned in 1317. It was built on a hill between the village of Hvozdek and the town of Bouzov, 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of Litovel and 28 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of Olomouc, in Moravia, Czech Republic. The castle has been used in a number of film productions lately, including Arabela, Fantaghirò, and Before the Fall.

Bouzov Castle

The small Renaissance chateau was built as a fortress in 1599 by Prokop and Jetřich Podstatský of Prusínovice. The current appearance of the building dates to reconstructions at the end of the 18th century.
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Jevíčko Chateau

Late renaissance hunting chateau. Previously a fortress, which was situated on the site of today's eastern wing of the chateau, where extensive barrel vaulted cellars are preserved , was reconstructed in 1606 by Ladislav Velen of Žerotín into a chateau. After Ladislav was forced to depart, the chateau came into the ownership of the Liechtensteins, who sold it to a local landowner. In 1798 the chateau burned down. After 1945 the chateau served as a storehouse and fell into disrepeair. In the mid 1980s an overall reconstruction of the chateau was completed.
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Tatenice Chateau

The city's baroque castle dates to 1757. It belonged to the Salm family, and passed to the Herbersteins in the late 18th century. The Herbersteins added the castle's neobaroque tower. The castle passed to municipal control after 1945, and it was damaged by a fire that destroyed one block in 1978. The castle now serves as the town museum, with a memorial hall devoted to academic sculptor Carl Otáhal who lived in Velké Opatovice for 30 years. In 2007, the burnt part of the building was replaced with an elliptical auditorium. The castles grounds include beautiful parkland containing plant and animal species and a statue of Bedřich Smetana.

Velké Opatovice Castle

Baroqu chateau with a mansard roof, which is topped with a prismal tower. Built under the Hnáteks of Wegfurt. After a fire in 1172, it was reconstructed by the Chorynský family of Ledská. It received its present day form after reconstruction in the 1960s.
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Skalička Chateau

The oldest part of the Lanškroun Chateau is the wing adjacent to the Church of St. Wenceslas. This was the eastern wing of the monastery, built by the Augustinians after 1393. The structure was named a chateau as early as 1507, when it was acquired by the Pernštein family. The building underwent numerous reconstructions over the subsequent centuries, and these substantially changed the chateau’s appearance. A ceremony hall is now located in the newly altered Gothic spaces of the chateau’s west wing; the south wing holds the town museum and cultural centre. Allegedly there is an underground passage that leads from the Lanškroun Chateau to the New Chateau at Rudoltice. In 1940 the Germans searched for this underground passageway, without success.
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