Košumberk - castle ruins and chateau
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The castle is first mentioned in 1318 and following a fire in 1573 was rebuilt in the Renaissance style. In the second half of the 16th century a Czech Brotherhood school was founded at Košumberk to educate young Protestant... Full description
The castle is first mentioned in 1318 and following a fire in 1573 was rebuilt in the Renaissance style. In the second half of the 16th century a Czech Brotherhood school was founded at Košumberk to educate young Protestant nobles (later including, among others, the famous warrior Albrecht of Waldstein). In 1684 Košumberk passed into the ownership of the Jesuit college in Hradec Králové, which established its residence next to the pilgrimage church. After the abolishment of the Jesuit Order the domain was administered by the church foundation; in 1826 it passed into the ownership of the Thurn-Taxis family. Today the structure is owned by the town of Luže.
Telephone: +420 736 481 206, +420 736 481 205 Email: kosumberk@luze.cz Web: hradkosumberk.cz Facebook: www.facebook.com/hradkosumberk GPS: 49°53'1.95"N 16°2'5.5"E
357 m above sea level
357 m above sea level
Ruins / sight-seeing location / museum
Cultural facility
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| Category | museum, ruins, sight-seeing location |
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| Certificates and memberships |   |
| Services | barrier-free WC, bicycle storage area, Occasional concerts, sale of cycling and tourist maps of region, sale of novelties and souvenirs, sale of tourist cards, sale of tourist stamps, sales of gift certificates, WC |
| Staff languages | Czech |
| Accepted forms of payment | Czech korunas in cash, VISA |
| Distance from parking lot | 100 m
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| Description | Permanent exhibition dedicated to the history of the castle, Luze town and its surroundings is places in a former burgrave of the ruin of the gothic castle from the beginning of the 14th century. In the cellars of a ruin of a renaissance chateau from the end of the 16th century, there is a stone collection with Chrudimsko's monuments. |
| Opening hours (GMT +2) |
Before visiting the building we recommend checking the current opening hours on the building's website or by contacting the operator by telephone.  Closed right now, as per business hoursSightseeing time: 45 min. |
| Foreign languages | tour guide (Czech) |
| Minimum / maximum number of people per guide | 5/40 |
Availability
| Distance from parking lot | 100 m
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| Bus/tram stop | 100 m |
| The nearest train stations |
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Nearest bus stop
- Luže,vodárna (170 m)
- Luže,Košumberk (254 m)
- Luže,Doly,samoty (401 m)
The nearest airport
- Pardubice (26 km)
- Brno Tuřany (94 km)
- Mnichovo Hradiště (104 km)
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