The small town of Namest Upon Oslava river lies in the pictoresque landscape on the lower reaches of the Oslava river, on the slopes of the Vysocina mountains. The town´s name is of Czech origin - it used to mark the place, where something had been gathered, piled up or deposited - sands, earth.
It is an interesting fact that Archduke Franz Ferdinand d´Este left for Sarajevo from Namest estate where he was staying as a guest in 1914.
The Namest chateau represents the outstanding monment and striking dominant feature of the town.
The present for of the chateau was influenced mainly by Jan Starsi of Zerotin, who had the original castle from 1578 adapted in the style of Italian renaissance buildings, probably according to a plan by architect Gialdi.
Until 1945 the chateau belongedto the Haugwitzs. Then it shortly served as a summer seat of President Edvard Benes. Now it hosts a permanent exhibition of tapestries dating from the period between the late 16th century and the middle of the 19th century.

The bridge across the Oslava river ranks among the town´s monuments which should be toured by every visitor. It is the third oldest stone bridge preserved in the Czech Lands. It was decorated with twenty statues of Saints and Archangels.
2,5 hour to drive SE
Trip:
1)Namest nad Oslavou chateau SEE7 - 8 hour round trip
Trips combinations:
2)Namest chateau SEE7 + Telc town and chateau Unesco SEE1 - 10 hour round trip
3)Namest chateau SEE7 + Moravsky Krumlov ,Alfons Mucha´s Slav Epic SEE5 - 10 hour round trip
4)Namest chateau SEE7 + Brno & Austerlitz Slavkov Napoleon´s battlefield SEE3 - 10 hour round trip
5)Namest chateau SEE7 + Trebic Jewish Quarter and basilica Unesco SEE2 - 10 hour round trip
6)Namest chateau SEE7 + Jaromerice chateau SEE6 - 10 hour round trip
7)Namest chateau SEE7 + Pernstejn castle EE2 - 10 hour round trip
8)Namest chateau SEE7 + Porta Coeli convent EE3 - 10 hour round trip
9)Namest chateau SEE7 + Moravian Karst SEE4 - 11 hour round trip
10)Namest chateau SEE7 + Lednice and Valtice chateau SEE8 - 12 hour round trip
11)Namest chateau SEE7 + Mikulov town, chateau, Jewish Quarter, wine-tasting SEE9 - 12 hour round trip
12)Namest chateau SEE7 + Litomysl town and chateau Unesco NNE5 - 12 hour round trip
13)Namest chateau SEE7 + Moravsky Krumlov,Alfons Mucha´s Slav Epic SEE5 + Jaromerice chateau SEE6 - 12 hour round trip
14)Namest chateau SEE7 + Moravsky Krumlov Alfons Mucha´s Slav Epic SEE5 + Vranov chateau SEE10 - 13 hour round trip
15)Namest chateau SEE7 + Catholic Pilgrim Sites in Moravia SEE11 - 13-14 hour round trip


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