German Roman Catholic order not to get back Moravia’s Bouzov castle

A German religious order has failed in a bid to win control of the Bouzov Castle in Moravia. The Czech Constitutional Court rejected the group’s appeal against a previous court ruling, saying there was no evidence that the German Order – a Roman Catholic religious order – was a legal successor to the Order of Teutonic Knights, which owned the castle before the war. Bouzov Castle - first mentioned in records dating back to the 14th century - is one of the best known tourist sites in the Olomouc region.

Author: Ruth Fraňková