Cistercian monastery in the village of Zlatá koruna

On the 268,7 km of the Vltava, the river meets an interesting history. You need to cross the water on a wooden road bridge and go a little way up, where the Zlatá Koruna Cistercian monastery is located.
 
According to legend, the monastery was founded in 1260 by Přemysl Otakar II. After winning the battle against the Hungarian king Béla IV at Kressenbrunn. So says the legend, but the real reasons may have been political as well. The king wanted this…
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