What is Litomyšl?
[[Image:Litomyšl flag CZ.svg|right|250px]] [[Image:Coa Czech Town Litomyšl.svg|right|90px]] '''Litomyšl''' is a town in the [[Czech Republic]]. The population is 10,000. It is in the [[Pardubice]] Region in eastern [[Bohemia]]. A famous composer, [[Bedřich Smetana]], was born there in 1824. Litomyšl Castle is on the [[UNESCO]] Heritage List.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://litomysl.cz/?id_str=1311054977417|title=Historie města|access-date=2016-06-19|archive-date=2016-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624063624/http://www.litomysl.cz/?id_str=1311054977417|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[File:Litomyšl (Leitomischl) - Smetanovo náměstí (pano).JPG|thumb|Smetana Square, Litomyšl|519x519px]] == Landmarks == The most important landmarks there are Litomyšl Castle, Knights´ Hall, Church of the Raising of the Holy Cross, Piarist Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross and Piarist college, New Church of the Church of the Brethren, Portmoneum (Museum), Smetana´s Cultural House, Indoor swimming pool.[[File:Litomyšl (Leitomischl) chateau - by Pudelek.jpg|left|thumb|Litomyšl Castle]] === Litomyšl Castle === [[File:Dum u rytiru litomysl.jpg|left|thumb|233x233px|Knights´ Hall]]The dominant feature of Litomyšl is a monumental Renaissance castle. It was built from 1568 to1581 by the House of Pernštejn. Litomyšl Castle was originally a Renaissance arcade-castle of the Italian type. Its design and decoration is fantastic. There is a rich sgraffito decoration on the walls. Later, the Baroque features were added in the 18th century. The [[architect]] of the building was Giovanni Battista Aostalli. The first owner and the donator was Vratislav II. from Pernštejn. In the castle grounds there is Castle Brewery, too. In Catle Brewery there was born Bedřich Smetana, a famous composer. The castle was written on the UNESCO Heritage list in 1999. The International Smetana´s Opera Festival takes place there every June. === Knights´ Hall: the oldest house in Smetana Square === This is one of the most beautiful houses in Litomyšl square.