Litomyšl Castle

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Litomyšl Castle is a Renaissance chateau in the Czech Republic renowned for its ornate sgraffito decoration and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Litomyšl Castle canonical 2
Litomyšl Chateau 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance chateau
UNESCO World Heritage Site
castle
architecturalStyle Mannerism
Renaissance architecture
builder Vratislav II of Pernštejn
constructionEnd 1581
constructionStart 1568
coordinateLocation 49.871°N 16.312°E
country Czech Republic
currentUse cultural venue
museum
tourist attraction
hasCulturalAssociation Bedřich Smetana
hasPart castle brewery
castle cellars
castle chapel
castle courtyard
castle garden
castle riding hall
theatre
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageProtectionStatus National Cultural Monument of the Czech Republic
laterOwner House of Trauttmansdorff
House of Waldstein-Wartenberg
locatedIn Litomyšl
locatedInHistoricalRegion Bohemia
locatedInRegion Pardubice Region
locatedOnWatercourse Loučná River
managedBy National Heritage Institute of the Czech Republic
material stone
near Smetana Square in Litomyšl
notableFeature arcaded courtyard
four-wing layout
ornate sgraffito decoration
numberOfFloors 3
originalFunction aristocratic residence
owner Czech Republic
patron House of Pernštejn
roofMaterial tile
touristAttractionStatus major tourist destination in Eastern Bohemia
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1999
UNESCOWorldHeritageOfficialName Litomyšl Castle
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 901
usedFor Smetanova Litomyšl music festival

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Pardubice Region hasLandmark Litomyšl Castle
East Bohemia contains Litomyšl Chateau
linked to: Litomyšl Castle