have been preserved to this day. The Red Gate is listed as the second oldest town gate in Bohemia. The Horažďovice Castle is among the most valuable buildings in the town. The original Gothic fortress was rebuilt by the House of Švihovský into a Renaissance castle, with the only Gothic remains being cellars carved in the rock and a rotund tower. In 1681–1692, the Sternbergs rebuilt the castle in the Baroque style. From the Renaissance form of the castle, a small inner courtyard with arcades and fresco decoration and a two-story castle tower have been preserved. Since 1920, the castle houses the town museum. The exhibitions focus on the history of the town and on historical activities in the area around the Otava River (gold panning, mining, pearl oysters farming). The Minorite Monastery was founded in 1501. A chapel from 1330 was rebuilt into the Church of the Virgin Mary. The late Gothic monastery complex was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1685–1709. The church tower was added in 1935. After the monastery was abolished in 1814, the building was bought by the order of Notre Dame Sisters in 1855. For almost 100 years it was the seat of the order for the whole country. After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, the order returned. Currently, a monastery school and a secondary vocational school are located on the premises. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul belongs to the oldest buildings in the town. The Gothic basilica was gradually built from the third quarter of the 13th century to the first half of the 14th century. Baroque modifications were made in 1729, most likely according to the plans of František Maxmilián Kaňka. The Church of Saint John the Baptist was built in the Renaissance style in 1598, early Baroque modifications were made in 1693. It serves as a cemetery church. The church includes a neo-Baroque tomb from 1905. Notable people Rudolf I of Bohemia (c. 1282–1307), King of Bohemia and titular King of Poland; died here Otakar Ševčík (1852–1934), violinist Sigmund Eisner (1859–1925), prominent manufacturer and president of the Sigmund Eisner Company Milan Nakonečný (born 1932), professor of psychology, historian and writer Twin towns – sister cities Horažďovice is twinned with: Heimberg, Switzerland Horažďovice also has friendly relations with Regen in Germany. References External links Populated places in Klatovy District Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Prácheňsko