Poultry. The emperor's hunting castle. Love and murder in Sarajevo
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The heir to the throne of Franz Ferdinand-Carl-Ludwig-Josef von Habsburg, Archduke d’Este, had two strongest passions: a beloved woman and hunting. His wife, Sophia Hotek, he was beautified and did not want a soul in her. For her, fleeing the wrath of relatives over the marriage misalliance, he moved to the Czech Republic - the homeland of Sofia. The family nest of the couple in love was Konopište Castle, which got its name from CONOPLE, which was grown for hectares in the vicinity of the castle. Undoubtedly, each of us knows that hemp was previously used as an antiseptic and for the manufacture of ropes. So, having equipped the castle in a fabulous style, Ferdinand leads a wonderful life here: enjoys the company of the above-mentioned wife, raises children and does his favorite thing - hunting. Fortunately, the position of the castle allowed it. Being in a deep forest, stretching for hundreds of kilometers, the area around the castle teemed with a variety of animals: wild boars, deer, deer, deer, mouflons, foxes, hares, grouse, pheasants and so on, walked around the neighborhood in numerous herds. But only until Franz Ferdinand moved here. Over the years, 280,000 animals were killed. 280 thousand!!!! Hunting trophies are hung throughout the castle (the castle can be called boldly in the words of Ilf and Petrov “Horns and hooves”). Konopište ranks first in the world in the number of hunting trophies. Oh, how! It becomes clear that the brightest heir to the empire did nothing by half. To love, so to love, so to shoot, so to shoot.
After examining the cultural values of the castle: horns, hooves, luxurious apartments of the imperial couple, their photos and household items, after the most interesting stories about love, relations among the Habsburgs and the murder of an elite couple in Sarajevo, which led the world to the First World War, we will visit another attraction. Castle hunting restaurant. We will sit by a burning fireplace, at an oak table, around - hunting entourage: horns, stuffed animals, skins of wild animals. And under the pleasant crackling of firewood, try local game delicacies.