Košumberk - castle ruins and chateau

Title	Košumberk - castle ruins and chateau
address:	Košumberk 1, 538 54 Luže
web:	http://www.kosumberk.cz
e-mail:	mestskyurad@luze.cz
phone No.:	(+420) 469 672 191, (+420) 469 671 101
GPS:	49°53'8.28"N 16°1'60"E 337m above sea level

Contact: Hana Truncová

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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... more information 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 1926 it passed into the ownership of the Thurn-Taxis family. Today the structure is owned by the town of Luže.
Categories:	museum, ruins, sight-seeing location
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Services:	bicycle storage area, sale of novelties and souvenirs, WC
Languages spoken:	Czech

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Museum

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.
Open to public:	permanent exposition/guided tour
Opening hours:	11.4.-31.5. Sa, No, state and other holidays (non-working days) 10:00-17:00 at 10:00, 10:45, 11:30, 13:00, 13:45, 14:30, 15:15, 16:00 (with guide) 1.6.-13.9. except Mo 10:00-17:00 at 10:00, 10:45, 11:30, 13:00, 13:45, 14:30, 15:15, 16:00 (independently without guide) 14.9.-28.10. Sa, No, state and other holidays (non-working days) 10:00-17:00 at 10:00, 10:45, 11:30, 13:00, 13:45, 14:30, 15:15, 16:00 (independently without guide) Sightseeing time: 45
Prices:	adult - 40 Kč / entrance child, pensioner, student - 20 Kč / entrance
Languages:	tour guide (Czech)
Minimum / maximum number of people per guide	5/40

Castle grounds

Open to public:	permanent exposition/guided tour
Opening hours:	11.4.-31.5. Sa, No, state and other holidays (non-working days) 10:00-17:00 (independently without guide) 1.6.-13.9. except Mo 10:00-17:00 (independently without guide) 14.9.-28.10. Sa, No, state and other holidays (non-working days) 10:00-17:00 (independently without guide)
Prices:	individual - free

Mini deer park

Description:

The mini deer park of Košumberk castle established in 2006 shall, once finished, cover an area of 1 hectare, and a maximum of 10 animals are planned (European fallow deer, red deer, Cameroon sheep or mouflon). The best time to see the animals is in morning and evening, during grazing, and in the winter during feeding by the feed trough. Entering the fenced area and feeding the animals is strictly prohibited.

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permanent exposition/guided tour

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