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Nové Hrady Must-Sees

Nové Hrady features a dense collection of historical sites centered around the Buquoy family legacy. The town is home to a 13th-century Gothic castle, an Empire-style chateau, and a Neo-Gothic mausoleum. Nearby, the Terčino údolí landscape park offers an educational trail leading to an artificial waterfall and the Cuknštejn fortress, one of Bohemia's best-preserved late-Gothic strongholds. Religious landmarks include a Servite monastery and the historic Church of St. James the Greater.

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Nové Hrady Castle

A 13th-century Gothic fortress near the Austrian border, significantly rebuilt after a gunpowder explosion and later served as the primary seat of the Buquoy family.

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tvrz Cuknštejn

One of the best-preserved late Gothic fortresses in Bohemia, built between 1488 and 1491. It retains its original architectural character with a central courtyard and defensive features.

Zámek Nové Hrady

A three-wing Empire-style chateau built between 1801 and 1810. It was commissioned by the Buquoy family to serve as a modern residential alternative to the town's medieval castle.

Hrad Nové Hrady

Historical monument complex encompassing the medieval fortifications and residential quarters of the original 13th-century castle.

Klášter Nové Hrady

A 17th-century Servite monastery featuring the Baroque Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, which historically served as a spiritual center for the surrounding region.

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Buquoyská hrobka

Neo-Gothic mausoleum designed by architect Josef Schulz and completed in 1892. It serves as the burial site for the noble Buquoy family.

Pfarrkirche hl. Jakobus der Ältere

Roman Catholic parish church dedicated to St. James the Greater, representing the traditional ecclesiastical architecture of the Czech-Austrian borderlands.

Zevlův mlýn

A restored historic watermill that now houses a museum of milling and agricultural technology, alongside an on-site traditional brewery.

Naučná stezka - park Terčino údolí

Educational trail through a romantic 18th-century landscape park. The path follows the Stropnice River past historical structures and diverse botanical specimens.