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Fürst-Pückler-Park Bad Muskau (German: Muskau Park, Polish: Park Mużakowski) is a transnational landscape park in the Upper Lusatia region of Germany and Poland. It is situated in the Free State of Saxony in Germany and the Lubusz Voivodeship in Poland. There was a fortress on the river Neisse at Muskau was first mentioned as early as the 13th century under the rule of Margrave Henry III of Meissen. The Muskau Park was established in the first half of the 19th century. The founder of the park and the author of its conception was Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau – a Prussian aristocrat and the owner of local estates. After studies in England, where he delighted with English gardening, he decided to set up a park in his estate in Muskau. He established an international school of landscape management in Bad Muskau and outlined the construction of an extensive landscape park. The works involved remodelling the Baroque "Old Castle" and the construction o...

The Muskau Arch is a transnational Geopark situated in the west of the Republic of Poland and in the east of the Federal Republic of Germany. The region lies in the triangle formed by the Federal State of Brandenburg, the Free State of Saxony in Germany and the Lubusz Voivodeship in Poland. The Muskau Arch is one of the most scenic push end moraines in Middle Europe. The geological structure of moraine and its immediate hinterland constitute the territory of the Geopark. The river Neisse cuts through the Arch and forms the border between Germany and Poland. Flowing from south to north the Lusatian Neisse makes a remarkably deep incision in the plain, its terraces defining the area of the Arch. The name Muskau Arch (German: Muskauer Faltenbogen , Polish: Łuk Mużakowa ) was probably coined by the Prussians during their geological mapping. The name origin is from the Muskau (Upper Sorbian: Mužakow , Polish: Mużaków ), a town in the historic Upper Lusatia region. Today Bad Muska...

Beautiful Czech town of Kutná Hora is possibly the most popular and probably the most rewarding destination for a day trip from Prague. The town is worth a full day’s visit at any time of year. It lies about 80 kilometres east of Prague and it is easy to navigate. History of Kutna Hora   Enriched by the silver ore that veined the surrounding hills, the medieval city of Kutná Hora became the seat of royal mint in 1308, producing silver groschen that was then the currency of Central Europe. Kutná Hora rivalled Prague in importance, but by the 16th century the mines began to run dry, and its demise was hastened by the Thirty Years’ War and a devastating fire in 1770.  The Kutná Hora historical town centre with the Church of St. Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec are part of the UNESCO World Heritage List (from 1996). Gothic Cathedral of St Barbara and Barborska street Kutná Hora’s greatest monument is the Gothic Cathedral of St Barbara. C...