whole year. Sights The notable buildings of the town are the Augustinian monastery, neighbouring with the Baroque castle with a valuable castle park, and the Baroque Church of Saint John the Baptist. Baroque monuments are here thanks to the reign of count Franz Anton von Sporck, who invited many Baroque artists to the town. The most famous of them was the sculptor Matthias Braun. Braun with his pupils sculpted many statues for the town, many of which decorate the castle park. Nowadays, the castle serves as a retirement house, but the large castle park is open to the public. Bedřich Hrozný Museum is an exposition in a newly reconstructed Baroque building, which is a cultural monument. The exhibition focuses on regional history, and on the area of the ancient Near East and scientific activity of Bedřich Hrozný, who was a leading Orientalist and decipherer of the Hittite language. Notable people Franz Anton von Sporck (1662–1738), literatus and patron of the arts Bedřich Hrozný (1879–1952), Orientalist and linguist Twin towns – sister cities Lysá nad Labem is twinned with: Břeclav, Czech Republic Głogów Małopolski, Poland Kukeziv, Ukraine References External links Lysá nad Labem photo gallery Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Nymburk District