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Czechia UNESCO world heritage sites

Central Bohemia region [capital = Prague]

Historic Centre of Prague see detail
In the course of the 1100 years of its existence, Prague's development can be documented in the architectural expression of many historical periods and their styles. The city is rich in outstanding monuments from all periods of its history.
Park in Pruhonice at Uhrineveska
The Pruhonice Park became in the time of its foundation the entrance gate to Bohemia (as well as to the whole Europe) for newly introduced plants. An integral part of the park is also a Neo-Renaissance country house. In the area there is also a small medieval church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.
Historic Town of Kutna Hora see detail
In spite of its long dynamic development, the town retains an earlier pattern of communications predating the city's actual origin. Moreover, the historic built-up area, formed by the finest architectural works from Gothic and Baroque periods and the specific breathtaking Kutná Hora panorama, is impressively linked to a picturesque surrounding landscape.

Karlovy Vary region [capital = Karlovy Vary]

Spa Town in Marianske Lazne @
Marianske Lazne means beautiful spa parks , romantic colonnades, charming pavilions, pleasant cafes and cozy hotels.
Spa Town in Frantiskovy Lazne on Namesti Miru
The local mud treatments represent a traditional curative method which has thermal, chemical and mechanical effects.
Spa Town in Karlovy Vary @
The town is famed for bubbling hot springs, colorful, whimsical architecture and, most importantly, the Karlovy Vary spa experience!
The Red Tower of Death in Ostrov at Dolni Zdar 43
The seven-storey tower was used as a finishing site for uranium ore. Without any protective suits, the prisoners were forced to export the ore loaded in the carts to the top floor of the tower and pour it over to the huge screens that were down to the ground.
Mining Landscape in Jachymov at Na Svornosti
Jáchymov had the first radon spa in the world and to this day the spa is supplied with radon water from the Svornost mine.
Mining Landscape in Bozi Dar + Abertamy + Horni Blatna
The Abertamy – Bozí Dar – Horní Blatna component part represents a large relict mining landscape providing outstanding evidence of the extraction of tin, iron and other ores from the 16th to the 20th centuries.

Olomouc region [capital = Olomouc]

Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc at Horni nam
The Olomouc Holy Trinity Column is without equal in any other town, by virtue of its monumental dimensions, the extraordinary richness of its sculptural decoration, and the overall artistic execution.

Pardubice region [capital = Pardubice]

Castle in Litomysl at Jiraskova 93
Its design and decoration are particularly fine, including the later High-Baroque features added in the 18th century.
Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses in Kladruby nad Labem
It is one of Europe’s leading horse-breeding institutions, developed at a time when horses played vital roles in transport, agriculture, military support and aristocratic representation.

South Bohemia region [capital = Ceske Budejovice]

Historic Village of Holasovice
Holasovice is an exceptionally complete and well preserved example of a traditional central European village, containing a number of high-quality vernacular buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Historic Centre of Cesky Krumlov @
The castle features Gothic, Late Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements. It is dominated by the Gothic Hradek with its round tower; this was subsequently converted into a Baroque residence with the addition of a garden, the Bellaire summer pavilion, a winter riding school, and a unique Baroque theatre in 1766. Latran (settlement developed to the east) and the town proper contain undisturbed ensembles of burgher houses, the oldest being in High Gothic style. They are notable for their facades, internal layouts, and decorative detail, and especially carved wooden Renaissance ceilings. Cesky Krumlov also experienced considerable ecclesiastical development illustrated by the major 15th century church of St. Vitus and monasteries of various preaching and itinerant orders.

South Moravia region [capital = Brno]

Tugendhat Villa in Brno at Cernopolni 45
There is no other similar architectural work of the European production by Mies van der Rohe that has been preserved with such integrity.
Cultural Landscape in Lednice see details
Taking the property as a whole, it is the mingling and interplay of Baroque and Romantic elements that gives it a special character: architecture and landscape are intimately associated with one another.

Usti nad Labem region [capital = Usti nad Labem]

Mining Landscape in Krupka at Prohlidkova stola Stary Martin
The Old Martin Guided Tunnel gives visitors access to the conditions of tin ore mining in the north-western part of the Vein Vein, which was historically one of the most important ore veins of the entire Krupské district.
Saaz Hop Landscape in + around Žatec
Component part 1 - Saaz Hop Landscape - consists of rural hop fields and the small villages of Stekník and Trnovany, and component part 2 - Žatec - consists of the historic urban centre of the town of Žatec (Saaz in German) along with its 19th century industrial suburb.
Mining Landscape in Medenec at Karlovarska 218
The cultural landscape of the Ore Mountains has been deeply shaped by 800 years of almost continuous mining, from the 12th to the 20th century, with mining, pioneering water management systems, innovative mineral processing and smelting sites, and mining cities.

Vysocina region [capital = Jihlava]

Historic Centre of Telc @
The outstanding nature of Telc, in terms of the quality and authenticity of its cultural elements, the tangible evidence of its origins and evolution represented by its original layout and architecture, and its picturesque setting is unquestionable. The Renaissance castle forms the centre of the city.
Historic Centre of Trebic @
The property includes the Jewish Quarter (former ghetto), the Jewish Cemetery and the St. Procopius' Basilica.
Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk in Zdar nad Sazavou at Sychrova
The ensemble is an outstanding example of architecture of transition between the Gothic and the Baroque styles.

Zlin region [capital = Zlin]

Gardens and Castle in Kromeriz at Snemovni namesti 1/2
The Gardens and Castle at Kromeriz illustrate a type of early Baroque architectural ensemble which introduced to central Europe, ravaged by war, high architectural values of Italian origin, linked with high-quality sculpture, paintings, and applied arts and enhanced by the acme of garden design in which the technological potential of the use of water was developed with virtuosity.