Castles of "Czech Republic" HORNÍ POLICE vs HOUSKA

Horní Police

Horní Police (German: Oberpolitz) is a municipality and village in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. As of 2020, it has...

Horní Police (German: Oberpolitz) is a municipality and village in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. As of 2020, it has 686 inhabitants. The village is located in a valley along the Ploučnice river, northwest of Česká Lípa, in a sparsely populated region. The baroque Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary was once a well-known pilgrimage destination. It was built 1689–1701 by Giulio Broggio. Horní Police Castle was owned by Julius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg. The village's coat of arms represents the stone bridge with a cross over the Ploučnice river. The highest point nearby is Dvorský kopec (527 m).

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Houska Castle

Houska Castle is an early Gothic castle, 47 kilometres (29 mi) north of Prague, in the Czech Republic (Houska 1, 471 62 Doksy).[1] It is one of the be...

Houska Castle is an early Gothic castle, 47 kilometres (29 mi) north of Prague, in the Czech Republic (Houska 1, 471 62 Doksy).[1] It is one of the best preserved castles of the period.[2] Some notable features of the castle include a predominantly Gothic chapel, green chamber with late-Gothic paintings, and a knight's drawing room.[2]

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