Panenské Břežany, Municipality in Prague-East District, Czech Republic.
Panenské Břežany is a municipality in Prague-East District with geography divided between two distinct landscape regions. The western section sits on the Prague Plateau, while the eastern area lies within the Central Elbe Table landscape.
The settlement was owned by the Benedictine St. George's Convent at Prague Castle and first appeared in records in 1233. A fortress was documented locally from 1441 onward.
The Upper Castle now functions as a museum, presenting exhibitions that document Czech life during the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia period.
The D8 motorway passes through the area, connecting Prague to Usti nad Labem and providing direct access to major transportation routes. This makes the municipality easily reachable from Prague and surrounding regions.
During World War II, the castle served as residence for Reinhard Heydrich until 1942, then later operated as a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp. This dark period left a permanent mark on the place's history.
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