Photo: Vladislava Wildová, Czech Radio
Ratibořice Château stands in Babiččino údolí (Grandmother’s Valley), north of Česká Skalice in the Hradec Králové Region. This national cultural monument has welcomed visitors ranging from Austrian Chancellor Metternich to Russian Tsar Alexander I. Its history and extensive natural landscape attract visitors from all over Europe and beyond.
The Ratibořice Chateau is famous as the residence of Princess Vilemína Zaháňská, a wealthy heiress with great influence and a non-conformist woman, who many in Czechia know from Božena Němcová’s book Babička (Grandmother).
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Author: Jakub Ferenčík