historical and cultural jewels historical and cultural jewels
historical and cultural jewels historical and cultural jewels
historical and cultural jewels historical and cultural jewels
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BESKYDY MOUNTAINS<br />
CASTLES AND RUINS<br />
OF CASTLES<br />
15<br />
HUKVALDY<br />
12 km south-west<br />
of Frýdek-Místek<br />
The ruin of Hukvaldy Castle is one of the largest in Central Europe <strong>and</strong> the second largest in Moravia.<br />
The stone castle was built in the 13th century by Arnold of Hückeswagen <strong>and</strong> it was never captured.<br />
It was only destroyed by a fire in the 18th century <strong>and</strong> it is currently partly restored. The tower affords<br />
a broad view of the Moravian Gate <strong>and</strong> the whole Odra River valley all the way to Ostrava <strong>and</strong> the<br />
main range of the Moravian-Silesian Beskydy Mountains. A game preserve park with fallow deer <strong>and</strong><br />
moufflon is also a great attraction. The life <strong>and</strong> work of the music composer Leoš Janáček is inseparably<br />
bound up with this place - the castle surroundings are annually a scene of the International Music<br />
Festival Janáček in Hukvaldy.<br />
+420 558 699 323, www.janackovy-hukvaldy.cz, 1 km Hukvaldy, 1 km Hukvaldy<br />
V – VIII (except MON) 9:00 – 18:00, IX (except MON) 9:00 – 17:00, IV a X (SAT, SUN <strong>and</strong> on public<br />
holidays) 9:00 – 16:00
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