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The castle is closed in winter. Opening times can be found on the website.

Imposing castle, definitely go inside

The present church was built between 1771 and 1773 in the late Baroque style, on the site of an older church from the early 12th century (a foundation stone dated 1115 was found). The first written mention of the parish dates from 1251. Until 1945, the church and parish were under the patronage of the Premonstratensian monastery in Geras in Lower Austria. Since 2014, the church, along with its furnishings, has been a Czech national cultural monument.

The bridge at the border on the former railway line to Slovonice has been rebuilt.

The town center of TELC (Teltsch) is considered so historically significant that it has received special recognition from UNESCO and been designated a World Heritage Site. A television series with the programmatic title "Treasures of the World – Heritage of Humanity" presents these sites, from all over the world and from many eras, to culture-loving viewers in 15-minute films. The episode about Telc is available – albeit only in German – in the ARD media library via the following link =>> https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/schaetze-der-welt/historisches-zentrum-von-telc-teltsch-tschechien-folge-236/swr/Y3JpZDovL3N3ci5kZS82OTMyMTMw

The Feast of Corpus Christi (liturgically correct "Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ"), under whose patronage this chapel was placed, was introduced in 1164 by Pope Urban IV with a so-called "bull" as binding for the Roman Catholic Church. It states (among other things): "We have therefore deemed it right and proper, in order to strengthen and exalt the true faith, to decree that, in addition to the daily commemoration which the Church makes of this holy sacrament, a special feast be celebrated every year on a certain day, namely, the fifth weekday after the Octave of Pentecost. On this day, the pious people will strive to hasten in great numbers to our churches, where hymns of praise will resound with holy joy from the clergy and laity. On this holy day, hymns of joy shall resound from the hearts of the faithful, from their mouths and from their lips. On this memorable day, faith shall triumph, hope shall rise, mercy shall shine, piety shall exult, our temples shall resound with songs of joy, and pure souls shall tremble with joy. On this day of devotion, may all the faithful hasten to our churches with joy of heart, and with unlimited obedience there relieve themselves of their duties and thus celebrate this great feast in a worthy manner. May it please God to inflame them with such holy zeal that, by practicing their piety, they may increase in merit with the One who redeemed them. May this God, who gives himself as their food, also be their reward in the other world."

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Coffee house with seating in the garden and small shop available.