Terezin

Few towns in Ústecký kraj have a history as closely tied to Habsburg military planning as Terezín. Founded in the late 18th century as a fortress and named for Empress Maria Theresa, it occupies flat land near the confluence of the Ohře and Elbe rivers. Bastioned ramparts, underground passages and the planned garrison layout still shape the town. During the Second World War, the Nazi regime turned Terezín into a ghetto and used the Small Fortress as a prison; memorial sites now address this history with due gravity. See how Terezín belongs to its wider regional setting by browsing webcams nearby.

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