Loket Castle to feature as Casino Royale shooting location

In brief Casino Royale production news, location shooting will take place at Loket Castle in the Czech Republic - according to local newspaper Novinky.

The castle is approximately 135 km from Prague, but only 15 km from Karlovy Vary - a historic spa town which will be used extensively for exterior filming.

The Loket Castle was founded at the end of the 12th century during the reign of Wenceslas I and in the first half of the 13th century the town started to develop around the castle. Loket became a place of frequent visits and stays of Czech kings and place of diplomatic negotiations - e.g. Jan Lucembursky, Karel IV or Vaclav IV during his reign the castle became an important state fortress and later also a prison.



Since 1898 the Municipal Museum has been there displaying chinaware and local history, archeology and history of the castle. In the present time there is a unique exposition of prison service with great collection of torture tool from the 15th century. The Church of St. Wenceslas from the 13th century can be found in Loket as well.

Loket Castle is also a cultural spot which offers many concerts and celebrations during the year.

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