Rural Monuments

Top selection of museums, fortresses, castle ruins, open-air museums, and natural landmarks not only in South Bohemia?

This is the Rural Monuments Project, aimed at promoting and increasing the visibility of landmarks such as folk architecture (rural Baroque, wooden houses), mills and forges, ruins, pilgrimage routes, and significant chapels, as well as cultural monuments, natural landmarks—such as caves, peat bogs, etc.—in the regions of South Bohemia, Vysočina, Mühlviertel, and Waldviertel.

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Rural Monuments in South Bohemia

Surrender to the charm of rural monuments in South Bohemia.

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Gothic Fortresses of Kestřany
Hoslovice Water Mill

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Hoslovice Water Mill
Tichá Fortress

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Tichá Fortress

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Maria Rast am Stein

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Maria Rast am Stein
Museum of Rafting

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Museum of Rafting
Karlův Hrádek

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Karlův Hrádek

Ruins, Fortresses

The remnants of castles and fortresses that offer a glimpse into the medieval history of the region.

Maiden Stone

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Maiden Stone
Ruins of the Royal Castle Velešín
Ruins of Louzek Castle

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Ruins of Louzek Castle
Ruins of Sokolčí Castle

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Ruins of Sokolčí Castle
Tichá Fortress

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Tichá Fortress
Gothic Fortresses of Kestřany
Castle ruins of Kozí hrádek

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Castle ruins of Kozí hrádek
Pořešín Castle with Castle Museum
Vítkův Hrádek (Vítek´s Castle)
Helfenburk Castle

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Helfenburk Castle
Choustník Castle

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Choustník Castle

Museums

Museum of Milevsko Masks

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Museum of Milevsko Masks

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Puppet Museum Svatý Jan nad Malší

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Glass Museum Lenora

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Glass Museum Lenora
Božetice Mill Museum

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Božetice Mill Museum

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Purkarec Rafter Museum

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Purkarec Rafter Museum
Museum of the Central Otava Region

Natural Landmarks

Caves, peat bogs, and other natural formations that are significant from a geological and ecological perspective.

Terčino Valley

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Terčino Valley
Chýnov cave

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Chýnov cave
Borkovická Blata

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Borkovická Blata
Eliáš Heritage Adit in Úsilné
Terčino Valley

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Terčino Valley
Chýnov cave

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Chýnov cave
Borkovická Blata

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Borkovická Blata
Eliáš Heritage Adit in Úsilné

Folk Architecture

It includes buildings such as rural Baroque and timber-framed houses, which reflect the traditional building style and rural life.

Holašovice – rustic Baroque

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Bušek Hammer Mill

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Bušek Hammer Mill

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Baroque Courtyard Borotín

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Baroque Courtyard Borotín