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Berštejn Castle
Berštejn Castle is a 16th-century Czech castle located just outside the village of Dubá in the Doksy municipality. Berštejn also refers to a chateau near the castle.Prague Easter 2000 – Sightseeing


Starý Berštejn

Starý Berštejn (old Berštejn) is now merely a situated on a hilltop outside of Dubá.


Nový Berštejn

Nový Berštejn (new Berštejn) is a chateau just north of Dubá which has been converted to a

Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate Humid continental climate, continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became Kingdom of Bohemia, a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, all of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown were gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. Nearly a hundred years later, the Protestantism, Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White ...
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Dubá
Dubá () is a town in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Dubá consists of 20 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Dubá (1,135) *Bukovec (10) *Deštná (102) *Dražejov (12) *Dřevčice (98) *Heřmánky (21) *Horky (20) *Horní Dubová Hora (6) *Kluk (2) *Korce (37) *Křenov (8) *Lhota (18) *Nedamov (38) *Nedvězí (16) *Nový Berštejn (35) *Panská Ves (11) *Plešivec (10) *Sušice (10) *Zakšín (69) *Zátyní (23) Etymology The name is derived from the Czech word ''dub'', i.e. 'oak'. Geography Dubá is located about south of Česká Lípa and north of Prague. It lies in the Ralsko Uplands. The highest point is the hill Korecký vrch at above sea level. There are two fishponds in the municipal territory, Černý an ...
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Doksy
Doksy () is a town in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,100 inhabitants. It is known for Lake Mácha and its summer vacation resort. Administrative division Doksy consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Doksy (4,050) *Břehyně (17) *Kruh (51) *Obora (219) *Staré Splavy (591) *Vojetín (5) *Zbyny (145) *Žďár (99) Vojetín forms an Enclave and exclave, exclave of the municipal territory. Etymology The town's name is cognate with the Old English word ''wiktionary:dox, dox'' ('dark'), and refers to the dark places in the swamps near the stream Dokský potok. The German name ''Hirschberg am See'' means "deer hill by lake". A deer is seen on the symbols of the town. Geography Doksy is located about southeast of Česká Lípa and southwest of Liberec. It lies in the Ralsko Uplands. The highest point is the hill Dub at above sea level. The stream Robečský potok flows through t ...
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Ruin
Ruins () are the remains of a civilization's architecture. The term refers to formerly intact structures that have fallen into a state of partial or total disrepair over time due to a variety of factors, such as lack of maintenance, deliberate destruction by humans, or uncontrollable destruction by natural phenomena. The most common root causes that yield ruins in their wake are natural disasters, armed conflict, and population decline, with many structures becoming progressively derelict over time due to long-term weathering and scavenging. There are famous ruins all over the world, with notable sites originating from ancient China, the Indus Valley, ancient Iran, ancient Israel and Judea, ancient Iraq, ancient Greece, ancient Egypt, ancient Yemen, Roman, ancient India sites throughout the Mediterranean Basin, and Incan and Mayan sites in the Americas. Ruins are of great importance to historians, archaeologists and anthropologists, whether they were once individual for ...
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Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a refrigerator, and other kitchen facilities, upholstered chairs, a television, and en-suite bathrooms. Small, lower-priced hotels may offer only the most basic guest services and facilities. Larger, higher-priced hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a swimming pool, a business center with computers, printers, and other office equipment, childcare, conference and event facilities, tennis or basketball courts, gymnasium, restaurants, day spa, and social function services. Hotel rooms are usually numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and B&Bs) to allow guests to identify their room. Some boutique, high-end hotels have custom decorated rooms. Some hotels offer meals as part of a room and board arrangement. In Japan, cap ...
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Hotels In The Czech Republic
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suite (hotel), suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a refrigerator, and other kitchen facilities, upholstered chairs, a television, and En-suite, en-suite bathrooms. Small, lower-priced hotels may offer only the most basic guest services and facilities. Larger, higher-priced hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a swimming pool, a business center with computers, printers, and other office equipment, childcare, conference and event facilities, tennis or basketball courts, Gym, gymnasium, restaurants, day spa, and social function services. Hotel rooms are usually Room number, numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and Bed and breakfast, B&Bs) to allow guests to identify their room. Some boutique, high-end hotels have custom decorated rooms. Some hotels offer meals a ...
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