Castle Hill (Zamlwvaya Cora) dominates the town. The grounds of a beautiful park, laid out in 1835-1839, stretching over an area of 40 hectares cover the slopes and summit. There is no trace of the castle but the name of the park – The High Castle (Vysoky Zamok), has been retained to this day. Moats and ramparts, fortifications and ammunition dumps, garrison quarters and the premises of the Commandant have given way to shady lanes and children’s playgrounds, snack-bars and cosy benches; there is also an attractive restaurant. A 200-metre TV tower soars into the sky. Only the remains of the fort’s western wall and a grotto bearing the image of a heraldic lion remind one of the past. This sculpture known as the Lorentsovich lion stood at the entrance to the Town Hall in the 17th and 18th centuries.
