Historic Centre of Telč
A town in the Vysočina highlands with a long main square lined by Renaissance and Baroque houses with gabled facades. A water castle sits beside it, and the whole centre has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992.
- Where
- Telč, Vysočina, Czechia
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 49.1833, 15.4500
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Open LOQAH when you are at Historic Centre of Telč. 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 Vysočina volume with your photos and a note.
Near Historic Centre of Telč
Jewish Quarter of Třebíč 31 km
A former ghetto in western Moravia on the bank of the Jihlava river, with narrow lanes, old houses and a Jewish cemetery. With the nearby Basilica of St Procopius it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003.
Bítov Castle 32 km
A castle on a steep promontory above the meandering River Želetavka, near the Vranov reservoir and some 25 kilometres northwest of Znojmo. Built in the 11th century, Bítov is one of the oldest castles in the Czech lands.
Vranov nad Dyjí Castle 42 km
A Baroque castle in the market town of Vranov nad Dyjí in South Moravia. It stands on a cliff above the river Thaya, 3 km north of the Austrian border and close to Hardegg, and is known for its oval Hall of Ancestors.
Znojmo Castle 57 km
A castle in Znojmo in the South Moravian Region, on a rocky promontory above the Dyje river valley. It houses the South Moravian Museum, and the nearby Rotunda of the Virgin Mary and St. Catherine holds some of the oldest Romanesque wall paintings in the country.
Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk 57 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.
Pernštejn Castle 70 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.
Hluboká Castle 75 km
A white castle above the Vltava in South Bohemia, rebuilt in the 19th century by the Schwarzenberg family in the style of Windsor Castle. It has richly furnished interiors and a large English style park.
Ležáky 79 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.
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Questions
Where is Historic Centre of Telč?
Historic Centre of Telč is in Telč, Vysočina, Czechia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Jewish Quarter of Třebíč (31 km), Bítov Castle (32 km), Vranov nad Dyjí Castle (42 km).
How do I get the Historic Centre of Telč stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Historic Centre of Telč and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Vysočina volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Historic Centre of Telč before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Vysočina volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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