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Borovany - former Augustinian monastery

address: 37312 Borovany
web: http://www.borovany-cb.cz/kla...
e-mail: kultura@borovany-cb.cz
phone No.: (+420) 387 001 351
GPS: 48°53'53.48"N 14°38'32"E
518m above sea level

Contact: Alena Seberová (kultura@borovany-cb.cz)

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Description: The monastery was established by Petr of Lindy. It was no longer used under the rule of the Rožmberks and was renewed in 1663 by the care of Emperor Ferdinand III. In the middle of the 18th century, the Škapulířová Chapel and representative prelature were rebuilt. In 1785 the monastery was terminated by Emperor Joseph II, the chateau building was owned until 1939 by the Schwarzenbergs.
Categories: chateau, church / chapel, monastery, museum, religious monument
Certificates and membershipsTourist stamp Cultural monument
Style composition: baroque (65%), Gothic (35%)
Services: computer with internet connection, event planning and hosting, funerals and requiem masses, night-time walking tours, sale of cycling and tourist maps of region, sale of novelties and souvenirs, sale of tourist stamps, scheduled worships, space available for rent
Languages spoken: Czech, English, German
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First year open to the public:2010
Year of construction:1455
Date of reconstruction:2010

Tour routes

Description:Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, Chapel of Our Lady of Carmel, paradise garden of the monastery, Škapulířová Chapel. History of the monastery and pilgrimage sites in the region. Lapidarium of Baroque stone statues in the cloister.
Open to public:permanent exposition/guided tour
Opening hours:
  • July, August exceptMo 9:00-15:00 at 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00 (with guide)
  • year-round all day (only to order)
Prices:
  • adult - 40 Kč / entrance
  • child, holder of Especially Seriously Disabled ID, student - 20 Kč / entrance
Exhibition specialization:lapidarium, regional history, the Church, liturgical objects
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The nearest place for swimming
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78 m

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