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Kutná Hora and vicinitytoURISt DEStInatIon

Kutná Horaand vicinity

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CHURCH oF St. JamES In tHE vILLaGE oF JakUB

Dating back to the 12th century, the church is particularly noteworthy for the sculptural decoration on the southern facade, belonging to the circle of artists in the court of the Vladislav kings and forming the best-preserved grouping of Romanesque sculpture in Bohemia – as well as the earliest depiction of the patron saints of the Czech lands. The church was consecrated in the presence of King Vladislav II.

http://www.sedlec.info

ČÁSLAV

One of the towns founded in the mid-13th century by the Czech king Přemysl Otakar II, its main landmark is the wide central square with a Baroque Marian column and fountain, a monument to Hussite commander Jan Žižka z Trocnova by sculptor J. V. Myslbek and the Baroque town hall from the 18th century, where the “Žižka Hall” preserves part of the skull of Jan Žižka z Trocnova. Among other landmarks are the originally Gothic church of St. Peter and Paul that includes within itself (as the present sacristy) the early 12th-century Romanesque church of St. Michael. Other attractions include the Town Museum, the Dusík Theatre, the former synagogue and the public baths, as well as one of the oldest and best-preserved medieval city walls in the Czech lands, with the early 14th-century Otakar Tower.

http://www.meucaslav.cz

ŽLEBY CHATEAU

The original Gothic castle of the noble family of Lichtenburg, dating from before the year 1289 and rebuilt after destruction by the Hussites some time before the mid-15th century, was greatly altered in the Renaissance and then Baroque styles; its current romantic form is the work of Karel Vincenc Auersperg between 1849 and 1868 in the English style. The interiors combine original historic pieces with 19th-century furnishings imported from abroad.

http://www.zamek-zleby.cz

Čáslav

How to FInD US

Informační centrum Kutná Hora

Palackého nám. 377

284 01 Kutná Hora

Průvodcovská služba Kutná Hora s. r. o.

Vlašský dvůr

Havlíčkovo nám. 552

284 01 Kutná Hora

tel./fax: +420 327 512 873

e-mail: vlasskydvur@kh.cz

tel./fax: +420 327 512 378

e-mail: infocentrum@kh.cz

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PRaHakUtná HoRa

The “King´s silver“ festival

Quiet yet intriguing

CatHEDRaL oF St. BaRBaRa

A unique work of High and Late Gothic architecture, it was begun

in the final years of the 14th century. In the interior, a rare grouping

of late Gothic and Renaissance paintings survives.

http://chramsvatebarbory.cz

CHaPEL oF CoRPUS CHRIStI

The crypt of this never-completed Gothic structure from the turn

of the 14th and 15th centuries, intended to serve as a catacomb,

is one of the few fully preserved High Gothic spaces in the Czech

Republic. An impressive view of the town can be had from the

terrace.

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CZECH mUSEUm oF SILvER - HRáDEk PaLaCE

This originally Gothic town palace, complete with courtyard

and tower, was built sometime before 1420 by one of the court

master builders. It now houses the Czech Museum of Silver,

and includes a visit to a medieval silver mine.

http://www.cms-kh.cz

CZECH mUSEUm oF SILvER - tHE StonE HoUSE

One of the most valuable 15th-century burghers’ houses in all

of Bohemia, it is famous for its richly ornamented facade. Currently,

it contains a newly opened exhibit of the town museum, entitled

“The Upper Royal Town: Civic Culture and Life from the 17th

to the 19th Centuries”.

http://www.cms-kh.cz

CZECH mUSEUm oF SILvER - tYL HoUSE

An exhibit on the life and work of dramatist J.K.Tyl in his actual

birthplace.

http://www.cms-kh.cz

ItaLIan CoURt

This ancient complex of buildings originally served as the royal mint. In the early 15th century, it became a favourite residence of King Václav (Wenceslaus) IV, who ordered the construction of the splendid ceremonial and private rooms along with the tower and chapel, where he placed the treasures of the crown. As a royal palace, the Italian Court played host to many of the diplomatic negotiations and official proclamations of Václav IV, among them the Kutná Hora decree of 1409. The present appearance of the building is the result of a neo-Gothic reconstruction from the 19th century.

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CatHEDRaL oF tHE aSSUmPtIon oF tHE vIRGIn maRY

After eight years of thorough restoration, the oldest Gothic cathedral in central Europe is once again open to the public. First built in 1320 as part of the Sedlec monastery, it stood in ruins for nearly 300 years after it was pillaged by the Hussites. It was rebuilt in 1709 by architect J. B. Santini in a monumental Baroque-Gothic style.

http://www.sedleccathedral.eu

The stone house

oSSUaRY

The world-famous ossuary was created in the chapel of the extensive monastery cemetery, once famous for its having been consecrated in the late 13th century with earth taken from the hill of Golgotha, where Jesus was crucified. As many of the graves were emptied over the years, the bones were stacked in the chapel; allegedly one of the monks in the 16th century first had the idea of assembling them into pyramids. The present ornamentation (the massive chandelier, chalices, monstrance and the Schwarzenberg coat of arms) is from 1870, using the mortal remains of around forty thousand people primarily from the Great Plague and the Hussite wars.

http://www.kostnice.cz

mUSEUm - “tHE SECREt FaCE oF kUtná HoRa REvEaLED“

True crimes and sinful pleasures in the years of the medieval silver-fever, instruments of torture and punishment, depictions of the Hussite battles or miners’ uprisings – all located in the authentic setting of the cellars of the Italian Court with special sound effects.

http://www.odhalenitajemnetvare.cz

mUSEUm oF aLCHEmY

Providing an overview of this mystical science, the museum consists of a laboratory in the cellars and an oratory in the Gothic tower.

http://www.alchemy.cz

mUSEUm oF HIStoRIC PRamS - “PRamS oF oUR GRannIES“

Dating only from 2008, the new exhibit displays historic prams for children and dolls from 1860 to 1960, along with many other historic objects and a wealth of photographs.

CHURCH oF St. JoHn oF nEPomUk

This late-Baroque church from 1734-1754 was designed by F. M. Kaňka, and contains an intriguing ceiling fresco depicting the legend of the Bohemian saint to whom it is consecrated.

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KAČINA CHATEAU

One of the most important Empire Style buildings in Bohemia, the chateau lies within an English park with interesting exotic trees, 8 km from Kutná Hora. Inside the chateau is an exhibit of the history of agriculture, rural crafts, trade in the villages and the food industry. A new exhibit depicts the lives of the noble family of Chotek.

http://www.nzm.cz/kacina

Kutná Horaand vicinity