Castolovice
Encyclopedia
Častolovice is a market town
in the Hradec Králové Region
of the Czech Republic
. It has around 1,600 inhabitants.
The village lies 20 kilometers from Hradec Králové
and was purportedly settled by Častolov of the Hronovec family in 1342. The main attraction of Častolovice is a renaissance-era castle which has been owned by the Sternbergs, a family of Czech nobles, for over 300 years.http://www.radio.cz/en/article/57455
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
in the Hradec Králové Region
Hradec Králové Region
Hradec Králové Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Hradec Králové....
of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It has around 1,600 inhabitants.
The village lies 20 kilometers from Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Hradec Králové Region of Bohemia. The city's economy is based on food-processing technology, photochemical, and electronics manufacture. Traditional industries include musical instrument manufacturing – the best known being PETROF pianos...
and was purportedly settled by Častolov of the Hronovec family in 1342. The main attraction of Častolovice is a renaissance-era castle which has been owned by the Sternbergs, a family of Czech nobles, for over 300 years.http://www.radio.cz/en/article/57455