Telč
a town listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site
Telc is a town in southern Moravia, near Jihlava. The town was founded in the 13th century as a royal water fort on the crossroads of busy merchant routes between Bohemia, Moravia and Austria. The town itself offers many historic spots.
Besides the monumental 17th century renaissance chateau with an English-style park (a rebuilding of original Gothic castle), the most significant sight is the town square, a unique complex of long urban plaza with well-conserved renaissance and baroque houses with high gables and arcades. On the historical value participates suburb ‘Old town’ as well, which historic part (surrounding of the ‘The mother of God’ church) belongs to the Zone of town sights.