Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape

Between the 17th and 20th centuries, the ruling dukes of Liechtenstein transformed their domains in southern Moravia into a striking landscape. It married Baroque architecture (mainly the work of Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach) and the classical and neo-Gothic style of the castles of Lednice and Valtice with countryside fashioned according to English romantic principles of landscape architecture. At 200 km2 , it is one of the largest artificial landscapes in Europe.

 Czechia

Breclav District, South Moravian Region

N48 46 32.988 E16 46 30

Date of Inscription: 1996

Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)

Property : 14,320 ha

Ref: 763

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec

 

Kutná Hora developed as a result of the exploitation of the silver mines. In the 14th century it became a royal city endowed with monuments that symbolized its prosperity. The Church of St Barbara, a jewel of the late Gothic period, and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec, which was restored in line with the Baroque taste of the early 18th century, were to influence the architecture of central Europe. These masterpieces today form part of a well-preserved medieval urban fabric with some particularly fine private dwellings.

Czech Republic

City and District of Kutná Hora, Central Bohemian Region

N49 57 0 E15 16 0

Date of Inscription: 1995

Criteria: (ii)(iv)

Property : 62 ha

Buffer zone: 650 ha

Ref: 732

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Holašovice Historical Village Reservation

 Holašovice Historical Village Reservation

Holašovice is an exceptionally complete and well-preserved example of a traditional central European village. It has a large number of outstanding 18th- and 19th-century vernacular buildings in a style known as 'South Bohemian folk Baroque', and preserves a ground plan dating from the Middle Ages.

Czech Republic

South Bohemian Region

N48 57 35 E14 15 10

Date of Inscription: 1998

Criteria: (ii)(iv)

Property : 11 ha

Buffer zone: 368 ha

Ref: 861

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc

Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc

This memorial column, erected in the early years of the 18th century, is the most outstanding example of a type of monument specific to central Europe. In the characteristic regional style known as Olomouc Baroque and rising to a height of 35 m, it is decorated with many fine religious sculptures, the work of the distinguished Moravian artist Ondrej Zahner.

Czech Republic

Olomouc Region

N49 35 38.17 E17 15 01.65

Date of Inscription: 2000

Criteria: (i)(iv)

Property : 0.02 ha

Buffer zone: 75 ha

Ref: 859rev

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora

 Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora

This pilgrimage church, built in honour of St John of Nepomuk, stands at Zelená Hora, not far from Ždár nad Sázavou in Moravia. Constructed at the beginning of the 18th century on a star-shaped plan, it is the most unusual work by the great architect Jan Blazej Santini, whose highly original style falls between neo-Gothic and Baroque.

Czech Republic

South Moravian Region

N49 34 48.72 E15 56 31.41

Date of Inscription: 1994

Criteria: (iv)

Property : 0.64 ha

Buffer zone: 628 ha

Ref: 690

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Litomyšl Castle

 
Litomyšl Castle was originally a Renaissance arcade-castle of the type first developed in Italy and then adopted and greatly developed in central Europe in the 16th century. Its design and decoration are particularly fine, including the later High-Baroque features added in the 18th century. It preserves intact the range of ancillary buildings associated with an aristocratic residence of this type.

Czech Republic

Pardubice Region

N49 52 24.996 E16 18 51.984

Date of Inscription: 1999

Criteria: (ii)(iv)

Property : 4.40 ha

Buffer zone: 95 ha

Ref: 901

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Tugendhat Villa in Brno

Brief Description

The Tugendhat Villa in Brno, designed by the architect Mies van der Rohe, is an outstanding example of the international style in the modern movement in architecture as it developed in Europe in the 1920s. Its particular value lies in the application of innovative spatial and aesthetic concepts that aim to satisfy new lifestyle needs by taking advantage of the opportunities afforded by modern industrial production.

Czech Republic

South Moravian Region

N49 12 25.86 E16 36 57.8

Date of Inscription: 2001

Criteria: (ii)(iv)

Property : 0.73 ha

Buffer zone: 2,825 ha

Ref: 1052
Source: http://whc.unesco.org

 

Historic Centre of Telč

Brief Description

The houses in Telc, which stands on a hilltop, were originally built of wood. After a fire in the late 14th century, the town was rebuilt in stone, surrounded by walls and further strengthened by a network of artificial ponds. The town's Gothic castle was reconstructed in High Gothic style in the late 15th century.

Czech Republic

Vysocina Region

N49 10 59.988 E15 26 60

Date of Inscription: 1992

Criteria: (i)(iv)

Property : 36 ha

Buffer zone: 297 ha

Ref: 621

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Historic Centre of Český Krumlov

Brief Description

Situated on the banks of the Vltava river, the town was built around a 13th-century castle with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements. It is an outstanding example of a small central European medieval town whose architectural heritage has remained intact thanks to its peaceful evolution over more than five centuries.
 

Czech Republic

South Bohemian Region

N48 49 0 E14 19 0

Date of Inscription: 1992

Criteria: (iv)

Property : 52 ha

Buffer zone: 1,073 ha

Ref: 617
Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Historic Centre of Prague

Brief Description

Built between the 11th and 18th centuries, the Old Town, the Lesser Town and the New Town speak of the great architectural and cultural influence enjoyed by this city since the Middle Ages. The many magnificent monuments, such as Hradcani Castle, St Vitus Cathedral, Charles Bridge and numerous churches and palaces, built mostly in the 14th century under the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV.

  Czech Republic

Prague

N50 5 22.992 E14 25 9.984

Date of Inscription: 1992

Minor modification inscribed year: 2012

Criteria: (ii)(iv)(vi)

Property : 1,106 ha

Buffer zone: 9,887 ha

Ref: 616bis

Source: http://whc.unesco.org