A famous filming location
Dozens of films and fairy tales shot here — its shape is better known than its name.
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A German military order founded in the Holy Land during the crusades in the late twelfth century, which then moved to northern Europe, conquered the Baltic lands and founded a monastic state in Prussia that ruled for centuries. After losing its political power it continued as a religious and charitable order, and in the nineteenth century still held property across central Europe — Bouzov among it.
If castles interest you, yes — it is among Moravia's best known and most photographed. The drive is about an hour, and it combines with the Moravian Karst caves or the city of Olomouc on the way. By public transport the journey is long and needs changes, so allow a full day.
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A hilltop castle in central Moravia, originally fourteenth-century, entirely rebuilt between 1896 and 1910 in the neo-Gothic manner. Its owners at the time were the Teutonic Knights — the German military order that arose in the crusades and ruled extensive lands in Prussia — who made it a representative seat and spent lavishly on it. The result is a castle that looks more like a castle than any real one: towers, crenellations, knightly halls and carved timber ceilings. That is precisely the reason for its fame: its idealised appearance has made it a favourite filming location for dozens of European fantasy films and fairy-tale series, and many people know its shape without knowing its name. The interior survives complete with its furniture, and visits are by guided tour along several routes. Access is by car in practice, hours are seasonal and the castle closes in winter.
Dozens of films and fairy tales shot here — its shape is better known than its name.
Idealised neo-Gothic: towers, crenellations and knightly halls.
Preserved with its furniture, visited on different guided routes.
Bouzov, about sixty-five kilometres north-east of Brno