Zbraslav Monastery

The Cistercian Abbey of Zbraslav (Latin: Aula Regia, Czech: Zbraslavský klášter, German: Kloster Königsaal) located in Zbraslav near Prague (today part of Prague) was one of the most significant monasteries of the Cistercian Order in the Kingdom of Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic). Founded by King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia in 1292 it became the royal necropolis of the last members of the Přemyslid dynasty. The abbey was abolished by the Bohemian King and Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II in 1789. The best-known abbot of this monastery was Peter of Zittau († 1339) who wrote the Zbraslav Chronicle (Latin: Chronicon Aulae Regiae), the most important historical source for the history of Bohemia in the first half of the 14th century. The Zbraslav abbey is also known for the Madonna of Zbraslav, an outstanding Gothic painting from the 1340s.

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Zbraslav Monastery ranks #2,128 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #48 of the 200 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1292, it is older than 66% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,969 times in the last 60 days, more than 66% of the atlas. 18 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Prague, 12 km away. It is one of the 156 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Bohemia. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.

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