Vysoký Hrádek is a

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Lords of Březí, from the court of Knín and Býšov originally constructed the fortress and courtyard. The first records we have are of Albert of Březí, who died in 1367. The fortress was inherited by his son, Svatomír, and then by another two sons of Albert, Smil and Bušek. After the Lords of Březí died out, the fortress, called Hrádek, was inherited by their relatives, the Lords of Býšov. After changing hands dozens of times, in 1948, the estate was confiscated as part of land reforms in the country, and now houses the information center for the

Temelín Nuclear Power Station Temelín Nuclear Power Station (, abbreviation ''ETE'') is a nuclear power plant in Temelín, Czech Republic. It is owned by ČEZ Group, which employs 1,000 workers at the site. The adjacent castle Vysoký Hrádek serves as an information cen ...

. Several exhibits using computer graphics and films explain how to control nuclear reactors, and reactor physics and safety.Information Centre
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