Benešov (pronounce Beneshoff) is a town with a population of 16,257 (2003) in the Czech Republic, about 40 km southeast of Prague. In the surroundings, one can find a castle Konopiště and the Czech national mountain Blaník.
The monastery was consecrated to the Virgin Mary's Assumption.
For two centuries, the ownership of the Benesov estate passed through several nobilities, many of whom were forced to give up their property, leaving a mark on the town.
Benesov served as a garrison town during the First World War and was evacuated in the Second World War for the Nazis to use the nearby land as a training field.
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