Telc, a photo from Vysocina, Moravia

Photographer's Note

Telč (Czech pronunciation: [tɛltʃ]; German: Teltsch) is a town in southern Moravia, near Jihlava, in the Czech Republic. The town was founded in 13th century as a royal water fort on the crossroads of busy merchant routes between Bohemia, Moravia and Austria.

Besides the monumental 17th century Renaissance chateau with an English-style park (a rebuilding of original Gothic castle), the most significant sight is the town square, a unique complex of long urban plaza with well-conserved Renaissance and Baroque houses with high gables and arcades; since 1992 all of this has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Gothic castle was built in the second half of the 14th century. At the end of the 15th century the castle fortifications were strengthened and a new gate-tower built. In the middle of the 16th century the medieval castle no longer satisfied Renaissance nobleman Zachariбљ of Hradec, who had the castle altered in the Renaissance style. The ground floor was vaulted anew, the facade decorated with sgraffito, and the state apartments and living quarters received stucco ornamentation together with trompe l'oeil paintings and chiaroscuro in 1553. The counter-reformation brought the Jesuits to the town, who built the church, Name of Jesus, in 1666-1667, according to the plans of Domenico Orsi. The column of the Virgin and the fountain in the centre of the square date from the 18th century.

Prior to the Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia after World War II, Telč had, as did its neighbor Jihlava, a principally German-speaking population.

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besnard (59196) 2010-07-02 21:24

Bonjour Georg
Un bon clichй avec toutes ces maisons colorйes qui flashent.
Merci pour le partage et bon week-end.
Nicole

emka (158058) 2010-07-02 23:26

witaj Jurek,
Śliczna panorama miasta, świetne kolory. A ja w ogуle o tym mieście nie słyszałam!

Pozdrawiam

Małgorzata

Graal (103040) 2010-07-02 23:53

Czesc,
ladne czeskie miasteczko na Morawach. Z fajnego POV strzeliles. Architektura i kolory bardzo ladne.
Milego dnia.
Aleksander

jhm (211736) 2010-07-03 1:04

Hello Georg,

Lovely panorama sight about the city Telč, thank you very much for the excellent note.
Colorfully and attractive for look at. TFS.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

snunney (130967) 2010-07-03 1:49

Hello Georg,
A good perspective on this attractive town with its many red roofs. I like the vivid colour contrasts and the excellent detail to be seen.

Sergiom (117241) 2010-07-03 6:11

Bonjour Georg

Excellente composition. La saturation des couleurs est excellente et les dйtails ressortent trиs bien.L'architecture est superbe et le dйcoupage de l'image parfait.

Amicalement

Serge

pauloog (11751) 2010-07-03 12:25

Hello Georg,
A splendid overview of the city with its play of red roofs and white gables and towers, a pleasure to look at. And interesting as well.
Regards,
Paul

siamesa (28231) 2010-07-03 14:41

Boa noite Georg

Splendid picture with these nice houses , the marvelous sky and the the blue water.
Abraзos
maria

wojtpod (774) 2010-07-03 15:18

Witaj Georg!
Bardzo ładny obrazek! Ładnie pokazane czerwone dachy. Dobry kadr i kompozycja.
Wyczerpująca notka.
Pozdrawiam,
Wojtek

jlynx (12647) 2010-07-04 6:15

Piкkna i bardzo kolorowa panorama. ¦wiat wogуle jest piekny o ile ogladany jest wraїliwymi oczami.
Pozdrawiam,
Jurek

saxo042 (38078) 2010-07-04 8:03

Hi Georg,
A beautiful combination of red roofs and blue sky. Both parts reflect beautifully in the water to create some wonderful colours.
Kind regards
Gunnar

mkamionka (74329) 2010-07-05 2:52

Czesc Jurek,
wspaniale miejsce, bardzo malownicze, pelne stylu.
Wybrales znakomity punkt widzenia. Obrobka swietnie podkreslila kolory i ozywila widoczek.
Bardzo zachecajace do odwiedzin,
Pozdrowienia
M

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2010-07-05 7:13

Hello Georg,
Very well captured, excellent DOF with nice sharpness looking over the water. A nice town.
best wishes,
Achim

amaryllis (37047) 2010-07-10 0:38

Bonjour Georg
une superbe perspective sur cette ville aux toits rouges, un beau ciel et un beau premier plan d'eau
belle composition
juliette

JanD (0) 2010-07-10 3:40

Czolem Jurek1951!
Piekna fotografia, wspaniale swiatlo, puszne kolory, dobra ekspozycja, bardzo dobra ostrosc.
Pozdrawiam.

Cricri (176) 2010-07-12 1:06

Hi Georg
Joli POV sur la ville avec le brillant des reflets dans l'eau, magnifiques couleurs, trиs belle image
Belle journйe
cricri

Kielia (24077) 2010-08-09 23:21

Hallo Georg,
ich bin ganz begeistert von dieser wunderschцnen Aufnahme dieser faszinierenden Stadt. Das schцne Licht betont die kontrastreichen Farben. Eine tolle Anlage am FluЯ und ein Bild wie ein Gemдlde.
Mein Kompliment!
Herzliche GrьЯe,
Harriet

Charo (51290) 2010-09-09 16:06

Witaj Georg,
Wydaje się, że okładka historia ... piękne zdjęcia i wspaniałe willi.
Doskonałe perspektywy i bardzo dobre szczegуły.
Pozdrawiam,
Charo

ines8 (6128) 2011-01-25 12:44

Hi, Georg,
Superb view, great composition and POV, stunning colours, i love this picture.
Warm regards,
ines

fotka (8987) 2012-12-27 6:45

Witaj Jurek,
Sliczne zdjecie miasteczka od strony wody. Koscioly oraz domy wygladaja jakby przed chwila zostala skonczona ich renowacja. Wspaniale sie prezentuja z czerwonymi dachami na tle niebieskiego nieba.
Zdjecie ma bardzo dobra jakosc i super kolory, swiatlo oraz ostrosc.
Pozdrawiam,
Zbigniew