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Točník Castle

            Founded in 1395 by king Wenceslaus IV as his seat in the region, after the nearby Žebrák Castle was damaged by fire. Instead of complicated reconstruction, a new luxurious castle was built higher on the hill. The king often retreated here because of his periodical conflicts with Czech nobles. A large Hussite army besieged unsucesfully both castles in 1425, after the war the owners often changed, the last good period was in the 16th Century. Emperor Rudolf II planned to buy the castle back for the crown, but after the owner got into a conspiracy against him, he seized it "for free" - only to not use it, and the castle stayed abandoned. It served as a refuge for civlians in the Thirty Years War, was badly damaged and turned into a ruin. There was a guardian for another 100 years, and the castle still had roofs at the beginning of the 18th Century. Both castles were sold to the Czechoslovak tourist club for "some change" in 1923, today they are owned by the state. Točník was partially restored and openen to public.
   

Taken on: July 6, 2019

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Camera: Hasselblad L1D-20c, f/8.0, 1/640 sec, 10.3mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Hasselblad L1D-20c
Lens:	28.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	10.3mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1.7 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Light Source:	Daylight
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.3 (Windows)
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