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Okoř is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Okora. Geography Okoř is located about northwest of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape of the Prague Plateau. The stream Zákolanský potok flows through the municipality. History The first written mention of Okoř is in a deed of King Ottokar I of Bohemia, Ottokar I from 1227. Demographics Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. Sights The main landmark of Okoř is the ruin of the large medieval Okoř Castle. It was gradually built from the 13th to the 15th century. During the Thirty Years' War, the castle became a ruin. The last construction modifications took place in the 18th century. Today the castle is a popular tourist destination. In the summer season, various cultural events are held here. References External links

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Okoř Castle
Okoř is a castle on a low rocky promontory in Okoř, north-west of Prague, about from the city centre, in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. In 1228 a stronghold was built in the small hamlet of Okoř. It was later modified into a Gothic architecture, Gothic castle, founded in 1359 by Frantisek Rokyčansky, a wealthy burgher of Prague's Old Town. It was later modified by comprehensive Gothic architecture, Late Gothic remodelling by the Lords of Donin.Klára Benešovská (2001)''Architecture of the Gothic'' Prague Castle Administration, p. 211. In 1518, during the reign of Bořitas of Martinice, the castle was turned into a residence in the Renaissance style. During the Thirty Years' War the castle was heavily damaged and then restored in the Baroque style. It underwent further extension in the second half of the 15th century, and in the 17th century it was owned by Society of Jesus, Jesuits. Following their departure after the Jesuit order was discontinued in B ...
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