← the globe

A MOMENT IN HISTORY

Konopiště Castle is built

1300 CE · Czech Republic, Europe · History

Konopiště Castle is built
Image via Wikimedia Commons

Konopiště Castle is a four-winged, three-storey castle located in Konopiště, now a part of the town of Benešov in Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. It has become famous as the last residence of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo triggered World War I.

Read more on Wikipedia →

Available to claim

One person can dedicate this moment - a name and a short note recorded here forever.

Claim this moment