Fragments from the Karlovy Vary Region - Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Svatobor, Goblin rocks and Šemnická Rock
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The Mine Měděnec The locality of Měděnec was known as the ore deposit in the first half of the 15th century. The mining village of Měděnec was founded in 1520. The name of the village derives from the original German name Kupferberg (Copper Mountain), which the settlement received according to […]
The former mine and military prison camp Rolava (Sauersack) GPS: 50°23’53.947″N, 12°37’50.389″E Rolava (originally by German Sauersack) is a defunct village in the Ore Mountains, which was located approximately 1.5 km north of Přebuz village in the district of Sokolov in the Karlovy Vary Region. The settlement was probably founded in […]
Chotýšany Castle Chotýšany village, district Benešov, Central Bohemian Region GPS: 49°44’39.529″N, 14°48’57.607″E Castle in Chotysany village comes from the first half of the 18th century. Since 1958 is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic, but now it is in disrepair. SILOTO PHOTO GALLERY – Zámek Chotýšany – Chotýšany […]
The Pilgrimage Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Skoky is one of the most famous Marian pilgrimage sites in the Czech lands, which in the past attracted thousands of pilgrims from far and wide every year with its miraculous healings.
Augustinian Monastery in Pivoň GPS: 49°29’12.042″N, 12°44’15.085″E Pivoň, Mnichov, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic Augustinian Monastery from 14th century – burned in 1421 by the Hussites in the 17th century and plundered by the Swedes. In 1785 the monastery was under the orders of Joseph II. Canceled and sold to L. […]