Czechs under Kosíř - Chateau (29 km, 39 minutes by car)

The castle in Bohemia under Kosířem lies at the foot of Big Kosíř in the region closely associated with the name of the Czech painter Josef Manes. The original name of the village in 1925 was Bohemia in Hana. The first mention of it under Kosířem come from the early 12th century. In the 14th century, probably on the site of today's castle was a water tower surrounded by two lakes. During the 15th century fortress substantially abandoned. Until the early 18th century manor changed hands frequently and fortresses from the home of nobility. Bohemia under Kosířem Hanácká is a picturesque village located on the border of Hana and Drahanské highlands at the foot of the north-western slopes of the Great Kosíř, at an altitude of 273 m above sea level It is 12 km away from Prostějova and 20 km from Olomouc. The great Kosíř (442.8 m above sea level) is one of the landmarks of the village.

Village Bohemia under Kosířem lies between Hana and Drahanské highlands, down the hill, whose name has the attribute of his name. The first known written mention of Bohemia from 1131. In the history of the village is most important genus enrolled poke Taroucca Silva, who bought the estate in Czech in 1768 and was the owner of the castle and some land until 1945. In Count Augusta Alexandra Silva Tarouca attended Bohemia after more than twenty years famous painter Josef Manes, whose masterpieces created here (Honeymoon in Hana, Lullabies, Life on the mansion, ...). Well known is the park with the building began already in the 70th the 18th century. Its reconstruction in the landscaped park following the wooded slopes Kosíř took place in the 30th and 40 the 19th century. From 1 January 2009 the castle with a park owned by the Olomouc Region

More informations HERE.

BACK