Veveří Castle

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Veveří Castle is a historic medieval fortress overlooking the Brno Reservoir in the Czech Republic, known as one of the country’s oldest and largest castle complexes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
medieval fortress
architecturalStyle Baroque modifications
Gothic
Renaissance
Romanesque elements
historicist alterations
country Czech Republic
hasNearbyAttraction Brno Reservoir NERFINISHED
hasNearbyCity Brno NERFINISHED
hasPart castle chapel
castle tower
courtyard
fortification walls
lower castle
outer bailey
upper castle
hasTransportConnection boat connection across Brno Reservoir
road access from Brno
hasUse exhibition space
tourist attraction
venue for cultural events
hasView panoramic view of the Brno Reservoir
heritageDesignation cultural monument of the Czech Republic
inception 13th century
languageOfOfficialInformation Czech
English
locatedIn Brno NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity South Moravian Region NERFINISHED
locatedInProtectedArea Brno Reservoir recreational area NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear Brno Reservoir NERFINISHED
locatedOn rocky promontory above the Svratka River
openToPublic yes
operator National Heritage Institute of the Czech Republic NERFINISHED
ownedBy Czech state NERFINISHED
partOf Brno City Monument Reservation (wider heritage context) NERFINISHED
relativeAge one of the oldest castles in the Czech Republic
relativeSize one of the largest castle complexes in the Czech Republic
significantEvent 19th‑century romantic reconstruction
Baroque modifications in the 17th–18th centuries
Renaissance rebuilding in the 16th century
late 20th‑century and early 21st‑century restoration
medieval expansion in the 13th–14th centuries
post‑World War II nationalization
touristAttractionType historical castle complex

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Brno region containsLandmark Veveří Castle