Okor (Czech Republic)

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Okor (pronounced "Oh-kozh") is about 30 minutes from Prague by car. I found it particularly remarkable that it was built not on a high, defensive area - like most castles - but on a small hill that barely rises from a small valley surrounded by farmland.

This from a Czech Castles blog:
"The Okor village is first mentioned in 1228 as a property of St George Monastery in Prague Castle (klášter sv. Jiří na Pražském hradě). A Gothic castle was built here in 1359 by a wealthy burgher of Prague's Old Town Frantisek Rokycansky, what was quite unusual in those times, when most castles were built by noblemen."

Links:
Short Video Tour (from Prague.tv)
Hotel Okor
Okor Open-Air Music Festival

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Marek Prokop said…
Hi Jason,

Thanks for linking to my Czech Castles. I've included your blog to my blogroll. If you would like to join me to a castle hunting trip some day, feel free to contact me.
Wednesday, 05 March, 2008
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