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History

Central Moravia is predominantly a flatland, a fertile region full of cultural monuments. Its history is truly long and rich.

Olomouc Castle with Church of St. Wenceslas

Olomouc

The Romanesque Bishop’s and Capitular Palace, founded in the beginning of the 12th century, located adjacent to St. Wenceslas Cathedral. The complex is made up of a splendid Gothic cloister with open courtyard and attached Chapels of St. Anne and St. John the Baptist and two original encompassing walls of the Bishop’s Palace with groups of richly decorated Romanesque windows. In June the Romanesque Bishop’s Palace will become part of the new Archdiocese Museum, with exhibitions in the nearby Baroque building of the capitular deanery.

Castle Helfštýn

Týn nad Bečvou

Helfštýn Castle was founded in the 13th century on a ridge above the Bečva River valley, to protect the main road to Silesia. It supposedly carries the name of the predatory knight Helfried (Friduš) of Linava, who founded it. It was intentionally demolished in the 17th century. Today tourists can view its extensive system of fortifications, with six gates, many towers, buildings, walls and a series of ramparts.

Synagogue and cemetery

Hranice

The uniqueness of the Hranice synagogue has to do with its position. Because of lack of space between neighbouring buildings, the builders did not orient it toward Jerusalem, but toward the east. It was constructed in the Moorish-Byzantine Hranicestyle and was founded during the time of the greatest expansion of the Jewish area in Hranice, on the site of an older wooden temple, in 1864. Today it houses exhibitions of modern art and is also used as a concert hall. The existence of the Jewish community in Hranice is also witnessed by the nearby Jewish cemetery, the oldest tombstone of which is from the year 1686.

Chateau Čechy pod Kosířem

Čechy pod Kosířem

Originally, a fort stood on the site of the chateau in Čechy pod Kosířem, which was rebuilt into a chateau from 1839–1846. The greatest role in the chateau’s and town’s history was played by the Silva-Taroucci family.

Chateau Plumov

Plumlov

Reflected in the waters of the Plumlov reservoir is the monumental Plumlov Chateau. This Early Mannerist chateau was built on the site of a castle from the 13th century in 1680 by Jan Adam of Liechtenstein. Originally four large wings were planned; only one was built. Its most impressive feature is its façade, incorporating massive columns.