Mikulov Castle

Mikulov Castle (German: Nikolsburg) is a castle in the town of <a href="/facts/Mikulov/MngakmK6">Mikulov</a> in <a href="/facts/South_Moravian_Region/sQKokmHn">South Moravian Region</a> of the <a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q">Czech Republic</a>. The castle is on a site of historic Slavonic settlement, where the original stone castle was erected at the end of the 13th century.
The end of <a href="/facts/World_War_II/2efV5L1U">World War II</a> saw the castle destroyed by a fire whose origins are unclear.
During the war, the anthropological collection from the <a href="/facts/Moravsk%C3%A9_zemsk%C3%A9_muzeum/sPd0v0hY">Moravské zemské muzeum</a> had been moved to Mikulov Castle for safekeeping purposes. Many of the most important discoveries from <a href="/facts/P%C5%99edmost%C3%AD_u_P%C5%99erova_(archeology)/mhtEWC1u">Předmostí u Přerova</a>, <a href="/facts/Doln%C3%AD_V%C4%9Bstonice_(archaeology)/RGsRt3Kl">Dolní Věstonice</a> and the <a href="/facts/Mlade%C4%8D_caves/mxpGTFS5">Mladeč caves</a> were destroyed by the fire.

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Mikulov Castle