You Are Here - Velesin, Czech Republic
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N 48° 49.802 E 014° 27.962
33U E 460811 N 5408698
You Are Here [CZ: Práve se nacházíte zde] in centre of Velesin town.
Waymark Code: WMR5P9
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/13/2016
Views: 21
The small town Velešín is situated about 18 km south of the town Ceské Budejovice.
The Romanesque castle, one of the oldest castles in Bohemia, originally stood here. The settlement around the castle became a small town in 1391. The first owner of Velešín was Céc of Budejovice. From the 14th century it became property of the Rožmberk family.
The oldest sight in the town is the originally Early-Gothic St. Wenceslas' Church in the cemetery. It was founded in the second half of the 13th century and later it was rebuilt several times. The most important reconstructions were between 1751 - 1754 (in the Baroque style) and then in 1887. The furnishings originate from the Baroque period.
In the small square there we can see the Renaissance town hall from 1611 (with two Baroque gables, which were added in the second half of the 18th century) and the former Church of Sts. Philip and James (originally Gothic).
Location Name: centre of Velesin town.
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