Zlatá Koruna Monastery & 4408 Zlatá Koruna Asteroid - Zlata Koruna, Czech Republic
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N 48° 51.112 E 014° 22.191
33U E 453773 N 5411180
The monastery Zlatá Koruna is one of the best preserved Gothic monasteries in Bohemia. It was built at the foot of Klet mountain in the place enclosed by the Vltava river from three sides.
Waymark Code: WMR5RH
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/13/2016
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About a thousand asteroids were discovered by astronomers from Klet Observatory (
visit link) . The most of this asteroids was named after famous locations of Czech Republic or famous Czech natives. In addition to these well-known names/persons, some asteroids are named after the names of the villages in the vicinity of the Klet Observatory.
About Monastery
King Premysl Ottakar II founded the monastery in 1263 and he named it Monastery of St. Crown of Thorns. The monastery, belonged to the Cistercians, grew rich and it was an important strategic place of the King in the region.
After the King's death the monastery grew poor and it was damaged several times. The rebirth came with King Wenceslas II (ruler between 1278 - 1305). In the middle of the 14th century the monastery burnt down, in 1420 and 1429 it was captured by the Hussites. After the Hussite Wars it grew again and it was enlarged. In 1785 most of monasteries in Bohemia were closed by an edict of the Emperor including this one and its buildings were changed to a factory.
The precinct contained a farmstead (today's village) and a fortified monastery with abbacy. The main bulding is the Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary with the adjoing double-hang convent with a cloister and with a chapter hall (all from the end of the 13th century). The oldest part of the monastery is a small convent with the Chapel of the Guardian Angels built in the Early-Gothic style at the beginning of the 1280's.
At the beginning of the 20th century the monastery was reconstructed. Nowadays it is open to the public and the exhibitions of South Bohemian literature can be found there.
4408 Zlatá Koruna Asteroid is a main-belt asteroid.
Discovered by: A. Mrkos
Date of discovery: 4. 10. 1988
Place of discovery: Klet Observatory