Read aloud by your device's voice. It sounds different on each device.
The name
The monastery was first named Holy Crown, after a thorn
The first name was Svatá Koruna, holy crown. It was allegedly named for a thorn from the crown of King Louis IX, with which he dedicated the foundation of the monastery to King Ottokar II. From 1315 the name Zlatá Koruna, golden crown, appeared.
Founding
King Ottokar II founded the Cistercian monastery in 1263
The Cistercian monastery was founded in 1263. Until the 18th century, the houses of the inhabitants who ensured its economic operation stood only inside the complex and belonged to the monastery.
Abolished
Emperor Joseph II abolished the monastery in 1785
In 1787 the Schwarzenberg family bought Zlatá Koruna, and the village grew beyond the monastery. The Schwarzenbergs rented the former buildings to manufacturers, and the village filled with workers' houses.
Today
It is one of the best preserved medieval monasteries in Bohemia
The monastery was built in the early Gothic and high Gothic styles. Its Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is the largest church in the South Bohemian Region. The state owns it, and it is a national cultural monument.
Day 3, morning
Next is Church of St. Vitus.
More stories from this trip idea
The words are a retelling of the Wikipedia article Zlatá Koruna, and are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. They are checked against those articles, and a fact that is not in them is left out.