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Miroslav

Address:nám.Svobody 1/1, 671 72
GPS coordinates:48°56'44.782"N
16°18'43.987"E
Web:http://www.mesto-miroslav.cz/
E-mail:urad@mesto-miroslav.cz
Telephone:515 333 201 - 2, 515 333 203
Fax:515 266 468
Description:Gothic-Renaissance castle with corner oriels and a unique entrance portal dating back to the beginning of the 16th century. A small town museum is located behind it. A viticultural tradition, cellars include a Baroque cellar built in 1748. Jewish cemetery; during restoration works Rafael Konig’s tombstone was found. He was the first Jew in the monarchy to be allowed to use the title of master and to conduct a trade outside the ghetto. Only some houses and a synagogue rebuilt into a community centre have survived from the Jewish quarter. An Evangelical church built in 1846 is among last built according to the Tolerance Patent, i.e. devoid of a tower, outside the main road and originally without an organ.

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