Rodný dům Adalberta Stiftera House

Welcome to Upper Plana. You are standing right in front of a place that is not just an ordinary building of stone and wood, but a living witness of the centuries that have taken place here. Look around you and feel the atmosphere of this place. You're standing on the corner where three roads meet, Palacky Street, Adalbert Stifter Street, and V House Street. It is at this wonderful point where history and everyday life intersect, the home of the famous Adalbert Stifter. Feel the dignity this house radiates, even if it's just part of the village. It has a sense of peace and the weight of history that took place here.

Now let's move forward together in time and understand what you're seeing right now. This house has very deep roots. His story began in the mid-seventeenth century, which means that his foundations were laid at a time when the world was completely different from what we know today. This whole building, as you see it, bears traces of a long history. In nineteen hundred and ten important events occurred when the whole village decided to buy this house from the Stifter family. It was a step that showed how valuable this place is to local people. But history wasn't always about calm and preservation. In nineteen hundred and thirty-four, the house faced a great test when the fire went off. It was a difficult moment when this inheritance seemed to disappear into flames forever. However, thanks to efforts and efforts to recover, the house was reconstructed after this tragic phenomenon in its original form. This attempt to return to the original appearance was crucial for us to stand here today and look at a house that looks almost as it did before the disaster.

Now pay attention to the architecture itself, which is right in front of your eyes. Notice how the house is built. The whole building is in a baroque style, a style that carries some harmony and balance. Although time was changing, the building elements you see here remained true to their original form. Look up, on that big roof. It's a classic saddle roof that's covered with shingles. This detail, this shindle, gives the house the right traditional look that is so typical of this area. When you look at the walls of the house, you can see another important element. There is a commemorative plaque that is made of beautiful, white Tyrolean marble. This bright stone shines against the walls of the house and reminds us that this place is a monument-protected treasure.

So who is the main character that made this place famous? It's Adalbert Stifter. In this very house, in these areas, his life story began. Stifter is a name that belongs to the history of this region and the country. This house is not just a building, it's the place of its beginnings, its home of birth. When you look at the house, you can try to imagine a young man who grew up here and who later influenced many people with his life and quitel. It's because of him that this house has such an extraordinary position.

You might find one interesting thing that's hidden in the details, even though you're out now. Although the house was rebuilt after the fire in nineteen hundred thirty-four, it was a high-level job to preserve the soul of the old house. In its interior areas, which are now part of the museum, there are things that you would find difficult to see at other times. For example, a dimmer from a former black kitchen or a lighting fireplace that was in the main hall. These small but important things allow us to understand how people learned to live in the baroque age and in the subsequent centuries, how they cooked, how they drowned and how space was illuminated. It's like going back to a time when things had a different rhythm and a different form.

Today, this house serves as a museum monument and is part of the Regional Museum in Český Krumlov. The work on its establishment began in nineteen hundred and sixty and in that year the museum memorial was ceremonially opened to the public. Since then, this house has been trying to preserve the memory of Adalbert Stifter and of life in this region.

We now invite you to further explore. Let the atmosphere of this place drift and try to find traces of the past. We recommend you to enter and see the exposition that is focused on life and history associated with this place. It is an opportunity to touch history, which is still alive here. We thank you for your visit and wish you a pleasant continuation in discovering the beauty of this region. We bid you farewell, and we believe that this view of Adalbert Stifter's hometown has brought you new insight and interesting ideas.