Litomyšl Castle
One of the largest Renaissance castles in the Czech Republic, with a facade covered in sgraffito and a Baroque theatre inside. The composer Bedřich Smetana was born in the castle brewery in 1824, and the site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Where
- Litomyšl, Pardubice, Czechia
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 49.8734, 16.3126
Get the Litomyšl Castle stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Litomyšl Castle. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Pardubice volume with your photos and a note.
Near Litomyšl Castle
Ležáky 30 km
A former hamlet in eastern Bohemia that Nazi forces razed in June 1942 in reprisal after the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. Its adults were shot and the children taken away, and today outlines of the houses mark a memorial site.
Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk 42 km
A pilgrimage church on Zelená hora above Žďár nad Sázavou, designed by Jan Santini Aichel in a highly original Baroque Gothic style. Built in the 1720s, its plan is based on a five pointed star, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Bouzov Castle 45 km
A castle in Bouzov in the Olomouc Region, on a hill above the village about 28 kilometres northwest of Olomouc. It was first mentioned in 1317, and its romantic Gothic Revival look made it a popular filming location for fairy tales.
Pernštejn Castle 47 km
A castle on a rock above the village of Nedvědice and the rivers Svratka and Nedvědička, about 40 kilometres northwest of Brno. It came to be known as the marble castle of Moravia and is among the best preserved Gothic castles in the country.
Sky Bridge 721 48 km
A suspension footbridge on Slamník hill in the Králický Sněžník mountains, 721 metres long and up to 95 metres above the valley. When it opened in 2022 it was the longest suspension footbridge in the world.
Kladruby nad Labem Stud Farm 63 km
A landscape for breeding ceremonial carriage horses on the Elbe plain, centred on a stud farm founded in 1579. It is the home of the Kladruber horse, a Habsburg court breed, and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019.
Macocha Abyss 63 km
A collapsed sinkhole in the Moravian Karst north of Brno, 138.5 metres deep. Visitors can look down from two platforms, and boats run along the underground Punkva river that flows at the bottom of the gorge.
Punkva Caves 63 km
A cave system in the Moravian Karst north of Brno, near the town of Blansko, through which the Punkva River flows. Visitors can ride a boat on the underground river and look up into the Macocha Abyss, a sinkhole about 138.7 metres deep.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Pardubice
Questions
Where is Litomyšl Castle?
Litomyšl Castle is in Litomyšl, Pardubice, Czechia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ležáky (30 km), Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk (42 km), Bouzov Castle (45 km).
How do I get the Litomyšl Castle stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Litomyšl Castle and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Pardubice volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Litomyšl Castle before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Pardubice volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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