Popice near Znojmo - the birthplace of Charles Sealsfield

It is located in the village of Popice near the rectory and the church of St. Sigismund. A red-marked tourist route passes by, heading from Znojmo through Konici, Popice, Havraníky and further into the Podyjí National Park. The famous writer was born on March 3, 1793, as the eldest of eleven children in the family of farmer and magistrate Anton Postel and his wife Juliana, in the newly renovated building of a country estate. After…