Nová Paka - Klenotnica museum

     Around the town of Nová Paka there are many colored stones and also prints or fossils of flora and fauna.
The first reports on the collection and processing of unique items date back to the 14th century, to the time of Charles IV. The first collectors came here from the vicinity of Venice, Florence, among them were also Flemish and Walloons. Later, local people also started collecting semi-precious stones and precious metals, and thus private collections began to emerge.
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