Letohrádek Hvězda
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Letohrádek Hvězda (ˈlɛtoˌɦraːdɛk ˈɦvjɛzda, translating into English as "Star Villa" or "Star Summer Palace") is a renaissance villa situated in a game reserve
of the same name (Obora Hvězda
) in Liboc
, Prague 6
, 7 kilometres west of Prague
city centre.
The surrounding game reserve was founded in 1530 King Ferdinand I. 25 years later, he commissioned his younger son Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
to build the villa. The foundations were laid on June 27, 1555 by the Archduke alone, and construction of the villa was completed three years later. The villa is in the shape of a six-pointed star, from where it and the game reserve gained their shared name.
In 1962, the villa was listed as a national cultural monument, which it remains today. An exhibition on the Battle of White Mountain
, which took place nearby, is now on display inside the villa which is open to the public.
Game reserve
A game reserve is an area of land set aside for maintenance of wildlife for tourism or hunting purposes. Many game reserves are located in Africa. Most are open to the public, and tourists commonly take sightseeing safaris or hunt wild game....
of the same name (Obora Hvězda
Obora Hvězda
Obora Hvězda is a game reserve in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.Part of the site is designated as a Natura 2000 protected site due to the presence of the narrow-mouthed whorl snail ....
) in Liboc
Liboc
Liboc is a district of the city of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. It is part of Prague 6, located near Divoká Šárka....
, Prague 6
Prague 6
Prague 6, formally the municipal district Prague 6 , is the largest Prague district.It is located in the north-west of Prague...
, 7 kilometres west of Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
city centre.
The surrounding game reserve was founded in 1530 King Ferdinand I. 25 years later, he commissioned his younger son Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Further Austria was ruler of Further Austria including Tirol.-Life account:...
to build the villa. The foundations were laid on June 27, 1555 by the Archduke alone, and construction of the villa was completed three years later. The villa is in the shape of a six-pointed star, from where it and the game reserve gained their shared name.
In 1962, the villa was listed as a national cultural monument, which it remains today. An exhibition on the Battle of White Mountain
Battle of White Mountain
The Battle of White Mountain, 8 November 1620 was an early battle in the Thirty Years' War in which an army of 30,000 Bohemians and mercenaries under Christian of Anhalt were routed by 27,000 men of the combined armies of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor under Charles Bonaventure de Longueval,...
, which took place nearby, is now on display inside the villa which is open to the public.
External links
- Prague Information Service: Letohrádek Hvězda (in Czech)
- Satellite Image of Hvězda
- Obora Hvězda - Památník národního písemnictví (in Czech)