Several fragments and seven bastions have been preserved to this day. Hlučín Castle was built in the late Gothic style in 1526. It is a two-storey building with an irregular floor plan, and includes a small castle park. Today it houses the Hlučín Region Museum. The second landmark is the parish Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was first mentioned in 1378 and was rebuilt several times in Renaissance, Baroque and pseudo-Gothic styles. The bell tower, high, was built in 1791. There is the Hlučín-Darkovičky Czechoslovak Fortification Complex in Darkovičky. It is an exhibition of a unique military technology from the 1930s. Notable people Pavel Josef Vejvanovský (c. 1639–1693), composer Emanuel Schäfer (1900–1974), German SS functionary and war criminal Verner Lička (born 1954), football player and manager Jiří Pavlenka (born 1992), footballer Michaela Konečná (born 1998), handball player Twin towns – sister cities Hlučín is twinned with: Namysłów, Poland Nebelschütz, Germany Ružomberok, Slovakia References External links Official website Tourist information centre of Hlučín Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Opava District Hlučín Region