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Terezín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtɛrɛziːn]; German: Theresienstadt) is a former military fortress and adjacent walled garrison town in the Ústí nad Labem Region ...

Hlavni Pevnost ("main Fortress")

Mala Pevnost ("small Fortress")

Muzeum Ghetta ("ghetto Museum")

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Magdeburska Kasarna ("magdeburg Barracks")

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Kotlina Terezin Golf Club

Litoměřická Basin 386 411 55 Terezín , Terezin
Phone: +420 608 064 000

9 holes golf course.

$ 23 average cost

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About Terezin

Terezín is the name of a former military fortress and adjacent walled garrison town in the northwest Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Construction started in 1780 and lasted ten years. The fortress consisted of a citadel, the "Small Fortress", to the east of the Ohře, and a walled town, the "Main Fortress" (große Festung), to the west. The total area of the fortress was 3.89 km².In peacetime it held 5,655 soldiers, and in wartime around 11,000 soldiers could be placed here. Trenches and low-lying areas around the fortress could be flooded for defensive purposes. Fortress Josefov in eastern Bohemia was built at the same time and had a similar purpose.

The fortress was never under direct siege. During the Austro-Prussian War, on 28 July 1866, part of the garrison attacked and destroyed an important railway bridge near Neratovice that was shortly before repaired by the Prussians. This attack occurred two days after Austria and Prussia had agreed to make peace, but the Terezin garrison was ignorant of the news.

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Hlavni Pevnost ("main Fortress")

Mala Pevnost ("small Fortress")

The Jewish Cemetery

Muzeum Ghetta ("ghetto Museum")

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Magdeburska Kasarna ("magdeburg Barracks")

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Kotlina Terezin Golf Club

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