Top fourteen. The villa was almost destroyed by soldiers, the pillar stands due to the plague
2. The historical center of Český Krumlov
It’s beautiful here, like in Krumlov! The message from the well-known comedy Sun, Hay, Erotica has already become popular. A year after seeing the light of day, Krumlov also loves the beauty of Krumlov at UNESCO. Together with Prague, since 1992, Krumlov Castle and the historical center have been proud of being listed. Years ago, however, the castle, which is the second largest castle complex in the Czech Republic after Prague Castle and offers, for example, several unique Baroque theaters, would lose the honor of being a UNESCO. The revolving auditorium in the castle garden became the apple of contention.
3. Historical center of Telč
To the third of all good, they said in UNESCO, and in 1992, three cities were added to the list. In addition to Prague and Český Krumlov, the historic center of Telč has earned prestige. “Telč houses were originally built of wood. However, after the fire in the fourteenth century, the city was rebuilt from stone, “according to the official website of the UNESCO list. Telč is also a popular film location and people know it from many fairy tales.
4. Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk
Since 1994, the number of Czech monuments registered has expanded to four. The Baroque church built on Zelená hora, a hill near Žďár nad Sázavou, became a new addition. The famous architect Jan Blažej Santini – Aichel was commissioned to design the building. But the present gem has also experienced dark periods. At the end of the eighteenth century, during the reign of Joseph II. he lost his roof and the restored public collection did not help. The baroque church was not restored until the second half of the last century.
5. The historical center of Kutná Hora with the Church of St. Barbora as the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Sedlec
In the 1990s, Czech entries on the UNESCO list increased year by year. Already in 1995, the historic center of Kutná Hora and the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Sedlec followed. Silver mines took care of the richness of the medieval royal city. In the Kutná Hora church of St. Barbara has frescoes depicting life in the city. “This piece of art has had a significant impact on the architecture of Central Europe,” reads the statement on the UNESCA website.
6. Lednice-Valtice area
When the most visited places in the south of Moravia are evaluated every year, the Lednice-Valtice area has not been dominated by the last few years. The place is popular with lovers of history, cycling, but also long walks. In this year’s tourist visit, they can head, for example, to the newly definitively renovated minaret. According to legend, Alois Josef I. had it built, so to speak, because he was not allowed to have a church built. Due to the fact that Lednice was the seat of the Liechtensteins, the family still has a dispute with the state over who it should belong to. The complex has been on the list since 1996.
7. Castle with gardens in Kroměříž
It has been a cultural monument since 1998, and was on the UNESCO list three years later. The Kroměříž Archbishop’s Chateau and the adjacent Podzámecká Garden are often ranked among the pearls of Moravia. The garden is always arranged to the last detail. “It contains a number of romantic buildings and valuable woody plants as well as impressive parts with landscaped flower beds,” said representatives of the National Monuments Institute on the website.
8. Village monument reserve in Holašovice
The only village in the whole country can claim to be on such a prestigious list as UNESCO. The system of one hundred and twenty buildings is built in the style of the so-called peasant baroque. Representatives of Holašovice themselves describe their village as a typical South Bohemian village. Peasant festivities have been held in the village for many years, and if the coronavirus pandemic allows it, it should take place this year as well.
9. Castle in Litomyšl
Love stood at the beginning of the story of the Renaissance chateau in Litomyšl. The castle was built by the highest chancellor of the Kingdom of Bohemia, Wrocław II. from Pernštejn as a gift for his beloved wife Maria Manrique de Lara. The castle was gradually owned by several aristocratic families. It was inscribed on the UNESCO list in 1999.
10. Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
Today, an artistic gem that holds your breath away. Once a remnant of suffering. In the first year of the new millennium, the Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc was added to the UNESCO list. However, its construction was preceded by two threatening years. Moravia was hit by a great plague epidemic. Therefore, between 1716 and 1754, artists and craftsmen built the tallest Czech column on the central square in Olomouc. It also includes a small chapel.
11. Villa Tugendhat
When the young Tugendhats had a house built by the famous Mies van der Rohe in Brno’s Black Fields during the First Republic, they probably had no idea that the building would make Brno famous all over the world. The famous Villa Tugendhat has been on the UNESCO list since 2001. Before she received this honor, and in the following years even a complete reconstruction, her destiny was troubled. Its original owners had to flee from Nazism abroad, which was subsequently destroyed by the Gestapo and the liberating Soviet army. After the war, it became, for example, a rehabilitation center. The most significant reconstruction was not completed until 2012. The villa inspired the novel Glass Room.
12. Třebíč Jewish Quarter, Jewish Cemetery in Třebíč, Basilica of St. Procopius
Třebíč became a witness to the exchange of values and culture of two entities, Christian and Jewish. This is how UNESCO representatives write about the reasons why Třebíč became part of the list since 2003. Its Jewish cemetery is one of the best preserved in Europe, and the Basilica of St. Procopius is notable for its architecture. After Jerusalem, Třebíč’s Jewish monuments are the only ones that have been listed separately.
13. Mining landscape Erzgebirge / Ore Mountains
The region, which includes a total of twenty-two areas, is one of the youngest Czech entries on the UNESCO list. Respectively, it is a Czech-German registration. The mining landscape is mostly in Saxony. Five areas are located in the Czech Ore Mountains. These are the Mining Cultural Landscape Jáchymov, the Mining Cultural Landscape Abertamy – Horní Blatná – Boží Dar, the Red Death Tower, the Mining Cultural Landscape Háj – Kovářská – Mědník and the Mining Cultural Landscape Krupka. “Eight hundred mines have been mined in the area,” UNESCO officials said on the site.
14. National Stud Farm Kladruby nad Labem
Simultaneously with the Mining Landscape of the Ore Mountains, the Kladruby stud farm was added to the list in 2019. Home of the oldest original Czech horse breed, the Old Kladruby horse. Stud animals are known all over the world. UNESCO representatives also appreciated the long and interesting history of the place.