Ruins of the castle Cornštejn - Bítov, Czech Republic
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member ALMOR team
N 48° 56.013 E 015° 42.957
33U E 552435 N 5420316
Zrícenina Cornštejn // ruins of the Cornštejn Castle
Waymark Code: WMK77M
Location: Jihomoravský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 02/23/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
Views: 55

CS:
Cornštejn ...
...(nem. Zornstein) je zrícenina lichtenburského hradu nacházející se na katastrálním území Bítov, asi 8 km severozápadne od mesta Vranov nad Dyjí v okrese Znojmo na Morave. Nemecký puvod jména hradu znací hnev (Zorn) a kamenný hrad (Stein). V roce 2008 byl hrad v ankete ctenáru MF DNES a iDNES.cz vybrán jako nejromantictejší místo na jižní Morave.
Hrad stojí na vysoké skalnaté šíji mohutného rícního ostrohu reky Dyje, nedaleko ústí Želetavky, puldruhý kilometr JV od hradu Bítov. Rícní údolí pod hradem je z cásti zatopeno Vranovskou prehradou. Svahy v okolí hradu Cornštejn, porostlé teplomilnou lesostepní vegetací, jsou chráneny jako prírodní rezervace o rozloze 18,6 ha.

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EN:
Cornštejn Castle ...
... (Czech: hrad Cornštejn or Cornštýn, Corštejn, Corštýn, German: Zornstein) is a castle near Bítov, 31 km west of Znojmo, in south-west Moravia, the Czech Republic.
Surrounded by magnificent landscape of the Dyje (Thaya) River Valley, Cornštejn Castle stands on a strategic location, not far from an Eneolithic fortified settlement. Though in ruins now, it still shows what a lofty medieval residence and fortress it once was. The Dyje (Thaya) River, now heaved by Vranov Dam, flows around the castle in a big meander. The name of the castle is derived from German "Zorn" (anger) and "Stein" (stone).

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Type: Ruin

Fee: 50 Kč

Hours:
CS: 1.červen - 30.září Po - Ne 9.00 - 17.00 hodin bližší info: http://www.znojmuz.cz/vstupne.htm#cornstejn EN: 1.jun - 30.sept Monday - Sunday 9.00 - 17.00 hours see also: http://www.znojmuz.cz/vstupne.htm#cornstejn


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