World Heritage Identification Number: 860
World Heritage since: 1998
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇨🇿 Czechia
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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The Enchanting Baroque Beauty: Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž
Nestled within the heart of Moravia, in the eastern region of the Czech Republic, lies the captivating ensemble of the Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž. This exceptional Baroque princely residence, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998, offers a unique glimpse into the opulence and grandeur of the European aristocracy during the Baroque period.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
Kroměříž stands on the site of an earlier ford across the River Morava, at the foot of the Chriby mountain range which dominates the central part of Moravia. The gardens and castle of Kroměříž are an exceptionally complete and well-preserved example of a European Baroque princely residence and its gardens.
UNESCO Justification of the World Heritage Site
Criterion (ii): The ensemble at Kroměříž, and in particular the Pleasure Garden, played a significant role in the development of Baroque garden and palace design in central Europe.
Criterion (iv): The Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž are an exceptionally complete and well preserved example of a princely residence and its associated landscape of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Encyclopedia Record: Kroměříž Castle
Kroměříž Castle is a castle in Kroměříž in the Czech Republic. It used to be the principal residence of the bishops and archbishops of Olomouc. UNESCO listed the gardens and castle as a World Heritage Site in 1998 because of its exceptionally well-preserved and outstanding Baroque gardens.Additional Site Details
Area: 74.5 hectares
(iv) — Outstanding example of a type of building or landscape
Coordinates: 49.3 , 17.37722222
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