Horšovský Týn Castle Bear pit

The bears has been in the castle moat probably since 1992, when the bear confiscated to imprisoned owner arrived here, other bears came in 1994 - two of the six rescued from the circus wintering site (another 2 came to Náchod and the last pair in Točník). In addition to bears, the castle manager bred also raccoon. In 1998 the last bears were transported from here to the Pilsen Zoo and the bear keeping was abolished in Horšovský Týn.