Mikulov Castle

Mikulov Castle

Mikulov Castle

Mikulov Castle (German: Nikolsburg) is a castle in the town of Mikulov in South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. The castle is on a site of historic Slavonic settlement, where the original stone castle was erected at the end of the 13th century.

The end of World War II saw the castle destroyed by a fire whose origins are unclear.^[1]

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.^[2]

References

1. "Chateau history". Town of Mikulov. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
2. Frayer, David W.; et al. (2006). "Chapter 9: Aurignacian male crania, jaws and teeth from the Mladecˇ Caves, Moravia, Czech Republic". In Teschler-Nicola, Maria (ed.). Early Modern Humans at the Moravian Gate: The Mladecˇ Caves and their Remains. Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-211-23588-1.

External links

• Monuments in Mikulov Archived 2014-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Mikulov Castle homepage

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