Funds from benefit concerts and other events at the site of Grabštejn
Castle near the German and Polish borders in the region of Liberec,
contributed significantly to its renovation over the last 25 years, opera
singer and main organizer Luděk Vele told the Czech News Agency. He
stressed that while the castle, described as a ruins years ago, had been
saved by the state, benefit events had played a role. The historic site was
saved at the cost of some 100 million crowns; 55 million crowns, Mr Vele
said, had come from the Culture Ministry. Renovated at the site were
statues, lighting, a church organ and chapel; a gallery was also added.