Mikulov Castle

Mikulov Castle (German: Nikolsburg) is a castle in the town of Mikulov in South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. The castle stands on a place of historic Slavonic settlement, where since the end of the 13th century the original stone castle was erected.

The end of World War II meant a complete disaster for the castle, as it was destroyed by fire whose origins are unclear.^[1] The Mensdorff-Dietrichstein family was expropriated by the new communist government.

During the war, the anthropological collection from the Moravské zemské muzeum had been moved to Mikulov Castle for safekeeping purposes. Many of the most important discoveries from Předmostí u Přerova, Dolní Věstonice and the Mladeč caves were destroyed by the fire.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Chateau history". Town of Mikulov. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
^ Frayer, David W.; et al. (2006). "Chapter 9: Aurignacian male crania, jaws and teeth from the Mladecˇ Caves, Moravia, Czech Republic". In Teschler-Nicola, Maria (ed.). Early Modern Humans at the Moravian Gate: The Mladecˇ Caves and their Remains. Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-211-23588-1.