Mikulov Castle
Mikulov Castle (German: Nikolsburg) is a castle in the town of Mikulov in South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.
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The castle stands on a place of historic Slavonic settlement, where since the end of the 13th century the original stone castle was erected.
The end of World War II meant a complete disaster for the castle, as it was destroyed by fire whose origins are unclear. The Mensdorff-Dietrichstein family was expropriated by the new communist government.
During the war, the anthropological collection from the Moravské zemské muzeum had been moved to Mikulov Castle for safekeeping purposes. Many of the most important discoveries from Předmostí u Přerova, Dolní Věstonice and the Mladeč caves were destroyed by the fire.
References
External links
- Monuments in Mikulov Archived 2014-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Mikulov Castle homepage
48°48′23.4″N 16°38′09.9″E / 48.806500°N 16.636083°E
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