Máchův kraj

The Middle Agesgave rise to the towns mostmost significant sights, such as the Gothic castle with a part of its Gothic fortifications and a sizeable bastion in front of the Žatecká gate. The Gothic Town Hall dates back to the 14th-15th centuries; an attachedhigh tower istopped by a rare stone helmet. The square is decorated by Baroque facades of the older buildings and a Baroque plague column.A unique Late Gothic Franciscan monastery complex is located at the foot of Mount Strážiště; the monastery church houses a significant cycle of wall paintings, probably from thecircle of Lucas Cranach the Elder.