the Count's residence in Boskovice CONTENT Title Page Museum of the Boskovice Region Count's residence in Boskovice Fairy tales and legends Nature of the Boskovice region Exposition of archaeology Detector prospecting Detector prospecting 2 Detector prospecting 3 Celtic oppidum Staré Hradisko Families in the Boskovice region Morkovsky Battalion from Zástřizl Minerva Boskovice Jewish families in Boskovice Count Franz Xaver Walter Dietrichstein had the residence built as his residence in 1729-1733. The stone for its construction was obtained by demolishing parts of the Boskovice castle. It served as a manor until the construction of the new Boskovice castle in 1826. In 1877, the important Moravian karst explorer Prof. Dr. Karel Absolon was born here. The famous Czech painter Otakar Kubín lived here. Currently the building serves as the seat of the Museum of the Boskovice Region, p.o Jewish town in Boskovice Synagogue maior Painting of the synagogue maior Interior of the synagogue maior Mikve Jewish communal house Exposition of historical agricultural machines Steam plough - locomobila