Orlické mountains and foothills - Tourist stamp

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• Častolovice - chateau
  The history of Častolovice Chateau extends back to the 13th century when a water fortress stood in the valley of the confluence of the Bělá and Kněžna Rivers. This fortress was built on massive wooden pillars in the middle of the water. The structure was reconstructed as a Renaissance chateau at the turn of the 17th century. In addition to a farmbuildings, brewery, distillery, and wash houses the grounds also included orchards, fish ponds, and a mill with a 1 km long millrace. In the year 1694 the...
  Telephone: 494323646
  Address: Masarykova 1, 517 50, Častolovice
  
• The artillery stronghold of Bouda
  Building from 1935-1938 is the most preserved building of its kind in the Czech Republic. It comprises of five battle buildings of the highest degree of resistence (walls and ceiling panels are 350 cm thick) and an extensive system of underground corridors and a room deep in the rock (ca. 1.5 km long). A monument is situated in the war barracks in the underground fortress, with a complete list of casualties and those murdered by the border guards in the autumn of 1938 to the spring of 1939.
  Telephone: 777647114
  Address: Tvrz Bouda, 561 66, Těchonín
  
• Kostelec nad Orlicí - chateau
  The son of Prince Ferdinand, Count Josef Kinský, had this Empire style chateau built in 1829-1833 as the family residence. A reception room and library were built on the elevated ground floor; the first floor contained residential spaces.The Kostelec new chateau is one of the best Empire structures of its kind in the country. The chateau is surrounded by an English park, which has now been declared a nature preserve.
  Telephone: 494323271
  Address: Komenského 1, 51741, Kostelec nad Orlicí
  
• Letohrad Craft Museum
  The Museum is located on the premises of Novy Dvur dating back to 1750. The 1650 m2 area is the largest museum of its type in the CR. It includes more than 50 complete expositions on handicrafts and trades from the period of 1840-1930. In addition to relatively known professions, such as a joiner or carver, it presents work by metal pressers, wheelers, coopers, shingle maker, and many others. Among interesting expositions are mechanical workshops, sawmills with three functioning cutters and other...
  Telephone: 465622160
  Address: Nový dvůr 143, 561 51, Letohrad
  
• Cakle tourist hostel
  
  Telephone: 604644418
  Address: Staré Oldřichovice 134, 562 01, Ústí nad Orlicí
  
• Potštejn - castle ruins
  While only ruins remain today, Potštejn at one time was one of the largest and most important castles in the country. The castle changed owners many times after its founding in the 13th century. Important among these from a historical as well as a literary perspective was the Count Harbuval de Chamaré, who searched unsuccessfully for treasure at the castle for twenty years. However, the writer Alois Jirásek used this fact as inspiration for a novel. The castle was already in poor condition sometime...
  Telephone: 494546812
  Address: 51743, Potštejn
  
• Tyrš observation tower - Rozálka
  A wooden observation tower was built in 1932 on Kapelský vrch on the western outskirts of Žamberk; the structure has a stone foundation and is also known under the name of Rozálka. The twenty metre tower has two observation decks – the first at the height of 16 metres and the second just under the top of the tower. A total of 62 wooden stairs lead to the first observation deck, and an additional 16 steep steps lead to the second deck. From the main deck open 360° views of the Orlické Mts., Králický...
  Telephone: 465612946
  Address: Na Rozárce, 564 01, Žamberk
  
• New chateau near Lanškroun - chateau remains
  The chateau was built in the years 1699-1712 by Jan Adam Ondřej of Lichtenstein due to the fact that the smaller chateau in Lanškroun was no longer large enough for his needs. The new chateau had three floors and was built on an “H” shaped plan. There were 14 halls on each floor decorated with Baroque stucco and wall paintings. The area around the park was adapted into a large park. The chateau burned in 1714 and in 1756 the owner ordered its destruction. Only the façade of the right side projection...
  Telephone: 776642277
  Address: Rudoltice
  
• Potštejn - chateau
  Perhaps as early as the first half of the 15th century the owners of the Potštejn domain built an aristocratic estate with a fortress to replace the run-down castle on the hill above the small town; the remains of this fortress can be identified today in the cellar of the chateau. The growth in the importance of the estate and fortress required substantial expansion of the fortress and reconstruction in the Renaissance style.
  Telephone: 494546064, 728939028
  Address: Jarníkova 1, 517 43, Potštejn
  
• Municipal museum
  Originally the family residence of the Usti nad Labem textile entrepreneur Florian Henrych, which completely exceeds the local average with its representative form from the period of "floral Art Nouveau" and fully reflects the position of its original owner. The residence offers not only lavish stucco work and architectural ideas, but interesting interiors as well.
  Telephone: 465524542, 464649558
  Address: 17. listopadu 72, 562 01, Ústí nad Orlicí
  
• Litice nad Orlicí - castle
  Litice Castle was established near the end of the 13th century during the colonization of the sparse settlement at the time of the ancient border forest of northeastern Bohemia, which was royal property. The castle was built on a high rock promontory over the meandering Divoká Orlice River. By the end of the 16th century the castle was already entirely abandoned; care was taken, however, to ensure that it didn’t become completely dilapidated, and at least the rear palace was secured. Attempts were...
  Telephone: 465320627, 603232212
  Address: 564 01, Litice nad Orlicí, Žamberk
  
• Andrlův Chlum - Stříbrná krasavice - iron lookout tower
  The first observation tower built on Anderlův chlum (559 metres above sea level) by Ústi nad Orlicí residents in 1905 unfortunately burned to the ground in 1918. A second provisional surveying tower from 1940 served until the 1960’s; in 1996 a 52 metre steel telecommunication tower was built and today is dominant feature of Ústi nad Orlicí. The observation deck located at the height of 35 metres (183 stairs) offers visitors an exceptional 360° view not only of the town of Ústi nad Orlicí but also...
  Telephone: 465525270
  Address: 56201, Ústí nad Orlicí
  
• Osičina u Vojenic - lookout tower
  Telecommunications tower with an observation platform at a height of 33 metres, built in 2002. When the weather is good, it is possible to see the ridges of the Krkonoše Mountains, the Orlický Mountains, Králický Sněžník and the Iron (Železný) Mountains
  Telephone: 603603603
  Address: Vojenice,
  
• Česká Třebová - town monument zone
  
  Telephone: 465534516
  Address: Česká Třebová
  
• Choceň - Orlické Museum
  The Renaissance chateau with ground floor arcade in the courtyard was built in the second half of the 16th century. In 1829 the chateau burned and restorations were conducted in the Classicist style. In 1849-1850 the east wing of the chateau was reconstructed into the pseudo-Gothic Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, which forms the entrance area to the chateau.
  Telephone: 465471624
  Address: Pardubická 1, 565 01, Choceň
  
• Na Sboru Home
  One of the historic founding sites of the Brethren of Unity in 1457.
  Telephone: 465619160, 465619168
  Address: Kunvald 40, 561 81, Kunvald
  
• Doudleby nad Orlicí - chateau
  
  Telephone: 494383420, 777888083
  Address: Doudleby nad Orlicí 1, 51742, Doudleby nad Orlicí
  
• Hanička - fortress - military fortifications
  The Hanička artillery fort is part of the pre-war fortification system built in the 1930’s mainly against the Germans. The fort takes its feminine name from a nearby settlement. The fort was composed of six defence bunkers connected by hundreds of metres of corridors and halls. The massive halls could hold large amounts of supplies, which were intended to enable troops to battle even if surrounded for a number of months. Construction of the Hanička fort was completed in 1938; however, the majority...
  Telephone: 494595393, 736752218
  Address: 51761, Rokytnice v Orlických horách
  
• Homol - pilgrimage site
  A pilgrimage site with the Church of the Sorrows of the Virgin Mary, a Baroque staircase, and with two chapels founded in 1692 by Countess Tereza Eleonor of Ugarte. The staircase decorated with statues and vases is a unique Central European architectural monument.
  Address: Homole
  
• Kolowrat Chateau in Rychnov nad Kněžnou
  The Early Baroque multi-story chateau was built by Fr. Karel Kolowrat in 1676-1690 (allegedly according to the plan by a northern Italian architect) In 1722 the chateau was lengthened, widened, and raised, likely according to the design by Jan Santini Aichel. The main chateau façade is elaborated to an unusual width.
  Telephone: 605267238, 733189099, 494534916
  Address: Kolowratská 1, 516 01, Rychnov nad Kněžnou
  
• Kozlovský kopec - iron lookout tower
  Already a popular tourist destination for nearly a century, a new 55 metre high metal communication tower was added to Kozlov Hill in 2001; the tower features an observation deck at the height of 33 metres (174 stairs). In the 1930’s a 29 metre high triangular tower stood nearby and also served as a lookout station. Under clear conditions it is possible to see from the tower all the way to the Krkonoše Mts., the Orlické Mts., Králický Sněžník, the Jeseníky Mts., and the Bohemia-Moravian Highlands...
  Telephone: 602144116
  Address: Česká Třebová
  
• Lanšperk - castle ruins
  The original castle was probably founded by Přemysl Otakar II in the middle of the 13th century during colonization of the area and abandoned at the end of the 16th century. Remains of the cellars and cross walls of the palace have been preserved up to now. In the east it is divided from today´s village by a massive ditch and rampart.
  Address: Dolní Dobrouč
  
• Lázek - chalet and lookout tower
  Located to the east of Lanškroun is the highest point in the Zábřeh Highlands – Lázek, on which the brick Reichl Lodge was built in 1933 with a five-story, 20 metre high wooden observation tower. The tower replaced the former wooden observation tower which had been taken down in 1918. A total of 87 stairs lead up to the outlook platform located at the height of 17 metres. From the deck visitors can see the Orlické Mts., Jeseníky Mts., the Bohemia-Moravian Highlands, and the Železné Mts. Under good...
  Telephone: 728636690
  Address: 56301, Lanškroun
  
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  Telephone: 605763463
  Address: Horní Čermná
  
• Opočno - chateau
  
  Telephone: 494668216
  Address: Trčkovo nám. 1, 51773, Opočno
  
• Sub-Carpathian timber church
  The folk wooden structure (hand cut oak planks in Byzantine-gothic style) with a tower and roof covered with shingles, was built in Velké Kopani na Podkarpatské Rusi. In 1857, the church was transferred to Chlomce u Sevljuše. The severely damaged church was transferred to Dobříkova by senator Václav Klofáč in 1930. In 1931 after reconstruction, the church was handed over to the Czechoslovak Church.
  Telephone: 465424283, 776665132, 465481273, 732589588
  Address: Dobříkov
  
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  Telephone: 465622092
  Address: Letohrad
  
• Skuhrov nad Bělou - ruins with wood observation tower
  Skuhrov Castle looms on a rock projection that is inaccessible from three sides; the purpose of the castle was to guard the trade route to Kladsko. From two modest remnants of castle ruins it is possible to estimate that the castle was composed of two continuous sections. The castle was connected to the outside world by the trade route to Kladsko, which the castle guarded. A wooden observation tower was built on the site of the ruins; the tower offers views of the town and the picturesque Bělá River...
  Address: 51703, Skuhrov nad Bělou
  
• Velká Deštná - timber lookout tower
  The observation tower is situated on the highest peak of the Orlické Mts., Velké Deštné (earlier known as Sedmihradská Mt.). The structure is an observation tower from four rough-hewn tree trunk connected in the shape of a pyramid. A simple observation deck is located at the height of a mere 5 metres and offers a lovely 360° view. The observation tower was built by Náchod scouts in August 1992; the structure was dedicated to Štefan Matejík, the local game warden and former member of the Mountain...
  Address: Deštné v Orlických horách
  
• Vrbice - wooden lookout tower
  A wooden 30 m observation tower with a steel staircase ceremoniously opened on 15 April 2006; the structure towers over the town of Vrbice u Kostelce nad Orlicí at an elevation of 445 m above sea level. The main lookout platforms are at the heights of 11 and 25.5 metres; 118 stairs lead to the upper platform. The reward for the climb are breathtaking views of part of Vysočina, the Železné Mts., the Pardubice area, the Hradec Králové area, the Krkonoše Mts., and under good visibility part of the Jeseníky...
  Address: Vrbice
  
• Žampach - castle ruins
  The original castle was built in the 2nd half of the 13th century; during the Thirty Years War it was plundered a number of times and subsequently fell into disrepair. On the sides of the site today are traces of farmstead buildings, the barrel vaulted cellar of the palace, and remnants of the entrance gate and castle walls. Also part of the defence system of the castle was the small defunct castle Chudoba at the base of the castle hill; this served to guard the path to the actual castle.
  Address: Žampach
  
• Zemská brána - Nature reservation
  A protected nature preserve with rich flora, a favourite destination, and a romantic valley – Zemská brána is all of these, and is also the place where the Divoká Orlice River enters Bohemia. The narrow boulder riverbed is lined with striking gneiss cliffs in a segment that is several hundred metres long. The impression of a gate is also magnified by a recently reconstructed single-arched stone bridge built by Czech and Italian stone masons in 1901-1903.
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• Brandýs nad Orlicí - town monument zone
  Address: Brandýs nad Orlicí
  
• Choceň
  Address: Choceň
  
• Dobruška - town monument zone
  Address: Dobruška
  
• Jablonné nad Orlicí - town monument zone
  Address: Jablonné nad Orlicí
  
• Kostelec nad Orlicí
  Address: Kostelec nad Orlicí
  
• Lanškroun - town monument zone
  Address: Lanškroun
  
• Letohrad - town monument zone
  Address: Letohrad
  
• The Museum of Needlework in Vamberk
  
  Telephone: 494541518
  Address: Vilímkova 88, 517 54, Vamberk
  
• Rychnov nad Kněžnou - town monument zone
  Address: Rychnov nad Kněžnou
  
• Ústí nad Orlicí - town monument zone
  Address: Ústí nad Orlicí
  
• Utzův mechanical nativity scene
  
  Telephone: 494660226
  Address: 51783, Olešnice v Orlických horách 8
  
• Villa Nova Uhřínov - archaeological heritage village
  The outdoor folk museum is both a faithful copy of a Czech medieval village (12th – 14th century) and a centre for experimental archaeology. The main goal of the project is the construction of a medieval outdoor folk museum while respecting all principles of archaeological experimentation, i.e. that the construction, maintenance, and operation of the structures exclusively utilize replicas of medieval tools and old technological procedures.
  Telephone: 494598010, 602936946
  Address: Uhřínov pod Deštnou 15, 51703, Liberk
  
• Žamberk - town monument zone
  Address: Žamberk
  
• Pastviny I. - water works
  Originally pumped storage water plant, the dam was built in 1933 - 1938 and is now used only at peak times. The solid brick dam is 43 m long and 192.7 m long in the crest.
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• - peak
  Address: 561 64 , Čenkovice
  
• - site of special natural interest
  Address: Orličky
  
• Neratovské louky - nature preserve
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• Dřízna pilgrimage site
  Pilgrimage site on the forest meadow not far from Přepychy village. The Stations of the Cross is situated here with fourteen stations (the fourteenth station is the Almighty's grave carved into stone). The dominant point of the pilgrimage site is the Chapel of the Virgin Mary from 1889.
  Address: Přepychy
  
• Anna observation tower
  Wooden observation tower on Anensky Peak in the Orlicky Mountains, reaching 17 m in height. The columns of formed from larch selected from the forests around Rychnov nad Kněžnou and the resting platforms are made from oak.
  Address: Říčky v Orlických horách
  
• U Kunštátské kaple - natural sight
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• Deštné v Orlických horách
  Address: Deštné v Orlických horách
  
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  Address: Zdobnice
  
• Říčky v Orlických horách
  Address: Říčky v Orlických horách
  
• Rokytnice v Orlických horách - town monument zone
  Address: Rokytnice v Orlických horách
  
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  Address: Zdobnice
  
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