Role of cultural monuments in the regional development

This bachelor thesis is concerning with the influence of the Hořovice castle on the development of the region the monument is situated. The theoretical part defines the terms connected with the topic, it is delimiting culture and its division, the region and the organizations applying the preservation of monuments. Then the brief history of Hořovice town and castle is summed up here. The second part of the thesis is focused on the Hořovice castle and its influence on the region and the surroundings. It describes the way the castle is promoted, who is financing this promotion and the operation of the castle and how the attendance of this monument is developing. It is defined here who the most frequent visitors of the castle are, what kind of competition the castle has in the surroundings and the influence of the ongoing reconstruction of the castle on the actual interest in visiting the castle. At last the cultural events are listed, that have been organized here in the last year and is stated, who is in charge of the organization of the events