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Špilberk Castle

Also known as Spielberg Castle

Špilberk Castle stands on a hill above Brno in Moravia. Founded in the thirteenth century as a royal castle, it withstood a Swedish siege in 1645, was rebuilt as a baroque fortress and from the eighteenth century served as a notorious Habsburg prison for political prisoners, including Italian patriots such as Silvio Pellico. It is now the museum of the city of Brno.

Špilberk Castle
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Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Špilberk Castle. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/spilberk-castle
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