Castles in South Bohemia

Castles in South Bohemia

South Bohemia offers many opportunities for history buffs, but for anyone who wants to pass the time of our ancestors and admire these historic buildings and monuments. Always during tours of the sites we question how to live here and how could the ancient times such structures ever build. When not even technology and mechanization as today and used only his bare hands and basic building materials. Still managed to create beautiful buildings on one side of durable attacked by an enemy and the other full of beautiful architecture and art (paintings, frescoes, paintings, etc.)
 In South Bohemia is more than 60 castles that are waiting for your visit.
Castle Czech Krumlov
The monumental complex of the castle Czech Krumlov is situated on a long rocky promontory which of the Vltava south and the north side of the creek Polečnice. The castle rises proudly above the petty bourgeois Renaissance and Baroque architecture of the town. The city with the magnificent Church of St. Vitus Cathedral along with the castle and the castle is a unique feature of the whole area. As a precious pearl of Czech Krumlov is a town in the valley surrounded Blansky forest massif in the north and the undulating foothills of the Bohemian Forest to the south and west. The castle complex includes 40 buildings and palaces, situated around five castle courtyard, and the 11 hectares castle gardens, making it one of the largest Central European castle complexes.
More on: http://www.jihoceskykalendar.cz/cs/show/place/120/hrad-a-zamek-cesky-krumlov

Castle Hluboká
The castle was originally founded as a guarding castle in the 13th century by the Czech king and a royal estate was frequently forfeited. Held there were several aristocratic families. The important ones included as Pernštejnové, who founded in 1490 the nearby pond Bezdrev, the second largest in the country. An important family of the Lords of Hradec purchased the estate in 1561.
More on: http://www.jihoceskykalendar.cz/cs/show/place/121/zamek-hluboka

Cervena Lhota Castle
Construction červenolhotského castle hides in its core remains of the fortress from the 14th century. Today's Renaissance building was built after 1530 and was further modified several times. The castle interiors of the first floor are available from 80 the 17th century. Today represents the authentic aristocratic apartment last owners from around 1910.

Castle Rožmberk
Castle from the 13th century is one of the oldest castles Vítkovci
precursors of one of the most
Czech noble families - the Rosenbergs. It is a complex of two originally Rosenberg castles TOR. Lower and Upper Castle castle, from which preserve only a stone watchtower called Jakobínka. The upper part was later converted into a summer manor house.

More on: http://www.jihoceskykalendar.cz/cs/show/place/123/hrad-rozmberk

Castle Třeboň
Renaissance chateau stands on the south side of the historic city center. In these places before there was a manorial court, later rebuilt in stone castle, first mentioned in 1374.
 
More on: http://www.zamek-trebon.eu

Castle Tábor
In the years 1352-1371 were Měšice Ulrich Sezima of Ústí. In 1545 poslavil Prokop Hejlovec in the village of Renaissance fortress, which Jan Josef Carreto Earl of Millesimo rebuilt in 1699 into a Baroque chateau. The current owner of the castle is Dr. Jan Nepomuk Berwid-Buquoy, who reconstructed and made available to the public.
More on: http://www.taborcz.eu/barokni-zamek-tabor-mesice/os-1555
Castle Strakonice
As he looked Strakonický medieval castle can only guess, but I know that it only mentions charter Wenceslas I. in 1235 for the first time and unquestionable. One of the witnesses Bavaria here at that time had to be fortified residence because of the added name says it Strakonic. The appearance of the castle in the 13th century approaches other surviving document from 1243, in which Bavaria Strakonic gives the Knights of the Order of St..
More on: http://www.hradstrakonice.cz/hrad/

Castle Jindřichův Hradec
The area Jindrichuv Hradec Castle, which over the centuries has grown into the area of today's three and a half hectares has its origins in the place of a Slavic settlement, originated in the 10th century on a rocky promontory above the confluence of the Nežárka and Hamer stream. Shallow alluvial notch stream was already in the oldest times used to artificially dammed pond - Pond Vaigar later, serving to defend this important fort.
More on: http://www.jihoceskykalendar.cz/cs/show/place/126/hrad-a-zamek-jindrichuv-hradec

Castle Orlik
The first written mention of Orlíku from the years 1230-1251, from the reign of Wenceslas I, which is mentioned in the news archive duty on the Vltava river at Orlik, who at the time was a wooden lodge, built on a steep rock like an eagle's nest / from here probably name /, other reports from the years 1287 to 1288 show that Orlik belonged to the royal possessions Wenceslas II. / Ruler of the country was then a minor ruler Záviš of Falknštejna / - burgraves Orlik is vv time featured Zdislav Sternberg.
More on: http://www.jihoceskykalendar.cz/cs/show/place/125/zamek-orlik

Castle Zvíkov
History of Zvíkov since the beginning connected with the royal family Přemyslovců. The first step in establishing a likely place Ottokar I. (1197-1230), who in 1226 replaced the oujezd donkey belonging to the monastery property in Doksany in six other villages. He received the ownership of the rocky promontory on which the castle was built. Zvíkov one of the most prominent buildings in Czech medieval secular architecture.
More on: http://www.jihoceskykalendar.cz/cs/show/place/124/hrad-zvikov

Castle Blatna
Today the castle Blatna file is unquestionably one of the most valuable architecturally historical and architectural monuments, the most important of its kind in the country. With its long history, distinctive architecture in a rare surviving environment of parks and lakes as well as the current situation is one of the jewels of the Bohemian castle complex. In addition to swing and Red Lhota is one of the most pristine water mansions in the country. Architectural and Historical Development made this documentary about building a distinctive artistic styles of past centuries, and because during its development mainly found in possession of important noble families was Blatna place where you were born and transformed the history of our country.
More on: http://www.jihoceskykalendar.cz/cs/show/place/107/zamek-blatna

Chateau Bechyně
 The original castle 13th century, which stood in the southern part of the rocky promontory been preserved almost no construction debris. Also from the late Gothic reconstruction of the castle and fortress of the city are preserved only torso. Changes longest castle withstood two wings (East and West), built along a narrow courtyard. These buildings followed the north wing cross with a large room. In the southern part of the courtyard was closed fourth wing. In the northeast corner of the east wing was a large square tower, residential space protecting the castle.
More on: http://www.mestobechyne.cz/cz/turistika/pametihodnosti/zamek-bechyne/
Or http://www.panstvi-bechyne.cz/zamek/

Vítkův Castle
Ruins of the highest castle in Bohemia is located on the St. Thomas mountains on an old border at an altitude of 1053 meters, through which the main European watershed.
     Castle Little Castle (Vítkův Stone, Wittinghausen) was founded in the mid 13th Vitek century of Krumlov as a defensive administrative center of the newly populated areas. Its scope was not the big castle buildings.

Castle Dívčí kámen
Ruin Girls Rock embodies the harmony of history and nature.
Monumental romantic castle ruins Girls Rock can be found on a rock in the beautiful countryside above the confluence Křemžský creek and river Vltava River between the cities of Czech Budejovice Czech Krumlov.

More on: http://www.jihoceskykalendar.cz/cs/show/place/122/hrad-divci-kamen

Castle Dačice
New Castle Dačice was built in the late 16th century in the Renaissance style, was later adapted in the Baroque and the first half of the 19th century classicist. The tour takes you to the ceremonial halls on the ground floor, through the hall with a unique classical self-supporting staircase to enter the residential interiors of the first floor including the famous castle library.

Castle Bílkov
 The oldest known genera in southwestern Moravia include the genus Ranožírovců the crest of a deer antler. The most important of this genus was Smil, later called the Bílkova.
    In the 30th or 40 the 13th century, Smil and his brothers (Jaros, Markvart, Ratiboř and perhaps Ranožír) often present in the vicinity of King Wenceslas I and his son Ottokar II. Smil also accompanied the king in the years 1254-1255 on a crusade to East Prussia, and from 1276-1278 he was the king's envoys who negotiated in Vienna, the second peace treaty with Rudolf von Habsburg.
More on: http://www.bilkov.cz/historie

Helfenburk
Surrounded by forests on Mount Malošíně located about less than five kilometers from the town Bavorova, towering extensive remains of a Gothic castle. The castle was founded by four brothers of Rosenberg II. half of the 14th century. The foundation deed dated 21 May 1355 confirmed even the Emperor Charles IV. From the very beginning of its existence filled Helfenburk to call it by its founders, an important administrative and military service settlements and small towns of the Golden Path, as it was called this important trade route from Passau to Czech basin.
Jemčina
The original stud farm was built by Count Jan Joachim Fame, in 1673. After the extinction of the male line Slavat Hradecké estate gains in 1691, Herman James Czernin and with it the stud farm on Jemčina. In the years built up the Černínová the stud farm hunting lodge, whose construction started in 1747. In the castle was to expose the new chapel dedicated to St. John of Nepomuk. The chapel is 19 m high and its frescoes is the most valuable part of the castle. The 1772 comes two ST. And St. Sebastian. Thecla in the driveway, which was created as a thank you for being Jemčina intervened equine plague.
More on: http://www.jemcinazamek.cz/

Lock Komařice
Already before 1560 probably stood in the village castle and not just a fortress. Some unconfirmed reports had shown that George Kořenský of Terešov demolished mansion after the fire and stood with his wife Christine of Dráchov new - with a tower and a chapel - in the years 1561-1566. In 1598 the castle burnt down three floors with open arcades entirely and only with difficulty was put under roof. L.P. 1621 was struck by lightning and subsequent fire destroyed the castle to the ground floor and several rooms on the first floor. Other fires were reported in the years 1673, 1709 and 1742. In one fire destroyed important files and this had caused huge damage.
More on: http://www.komarice.cz/index.php?nid=713&lid=CS&oid=1272604

Goat Castle
Goat Hill is the most memorable castle Tabor. The surviving sources is not known when it was built. The oldest records are from the year 1377, when it was owned by Vlcek Goat. Later, the Goat Hill property of the Lords of Hardeka and Henry of Hradec. In 1406 it won the William of domains, but for two years he died, and so it became the property of his sons Ctibor and John. His greatest importance gained Goat Hill resident Jan Hus, the greatest personalities of Czech reform movement.
More on: http://kozihradek.zde.cz/

Lock pastime
Lock pastime - the building that has in Bohemia in the late 16th century precedent. It is an expression of generosity spectacular leading UK magnate William of Rosenberg. In its final form, is one of the architectural jewels and decorative arts of the Renaissance. Capricious stop the hustle and bustle of life. Pastime is a challenge to finding peace to the rehabilitation of mental strength. Responded to this challenge and think about the ancient passions, ancient stories, because if we understand them, we will better understand ourselves.
More on: http://www.zamek-kratochvile.eu/

Castle Landstejn
If we want to introduce the reader to the history of the castle Landštejna, can not begin to tell the jehostarším Austrian predecessors of the same name, which stood on the site of today's settlement frontier. It was built Zôbingenů Austrian by birth, who stood at the end of the 12th century led colonization of the area and should also protect some local property of the order of St. John, donated by him in 1175 Conrad of Raabs. That "pomezský" Landstejn became a mainstay výbojných Zôbingenů against the King of Bohemia. These attacks were typical of the south of the Czech Kingdom and for many years have become a nightmare for South Bohemian and South Moravian settlements and Czech rulers.
More on: http://www.jihoceskykalendar.cz/cs/show/place/109/hrad-landstejn

Lnáře
The first owner of the estate flax were squires of knights Lnáře later, the coat of arms gold key on a blue field. The key here was allegedly plowed once, with the image of St. tiller appeared. Mary. The earliest written reference is from 1313 in which it talks about the Lnáře Ulrich, who accompanied King John of Luxembourg during his expedition to Vlach. Knights of Lnáře the family were wealthy and respected, because heeded the call of King Charles IV. and established ponds, which they paid off. The last lnářským knight William of Lnáře.
More on: http://www.lnare.cz/zamek/
Castle New Castle
New Castle Castles in the Rococo style structure built in 1774-1777 by Count Jean-Antoine de Harbuval Chamaré in the style of French summer residences by building designed by Josef Jagr. For its architectural uniqueness and location in an artificial and natural area used to be the entire palace complex called "Little Schönbrunn" or "Czech Versailles".
More on: http://www.nove-hrady.cz/zamek/index.php

Lock Lžín
The castle built in the mid 18th century Vyšší Brod monastery in baroque stylu.Od 1861 the castle belonged to Franz Emanuel KOMERS, who had it rebuilt in Renaissance stylu.Obraz altar of the monastery of nuns after the monastery was said to be in the first room at the entrance to the left, which is still the 1909 was a colorful character motlitebny skly.Konaly there i said bohoslužby.Později the altar was moved to dírenského chrámu.Zámek served as a children's domov.V eighties Tabor museum used it as depositary, has since decayed until the spring of 2005, When reconstruction began.
More on: http://lzin.iplace.cz/menu/obec-lzin/zamek-lzin

Castle Pořešín
On the river Malši heavily decayed estates that held the powerful family crest Bavořicův missiles, or in addition to Strakonských who had the greatest estates, sitting here Boršovští, Srdovští or Újezdští, Pořičtí and Komařičtí. One of the Lord Strakonice, and how it resembles faith, Bavarian III. Strakonic founded the castle in the Big Pořešín. The new castle was burgraves Jan from Vracov, then when in 1312 resigned from the office, sold muBavor village Vynězdo and Sviníhlavu for 74 pieces of silver. New burgrave then became a sort of Vojta. From the estate of Pořešín then gave Mr. Bavaria (r. 13 villages Svince, tile, Mojné, Žaltice and Černice Korunskému monastery, for it received Mr. Bavaria burial in the monastery and considered until it was dissolved by the king Přemysla II.'s Leading benefactor and the founder of the monastery. At about the time when donations flooded in question, Bavaria ceded estate Pořešín of his uncles Verner Seagull and Přibík brothers from Vitějovic and received from them in exchange Vitějovice Castle, who joined the Bavarian estate, then the said brothers were the ancestors of the Lord Pořešína, who also missile shield to wear.
More on: http://www.poresin.wbs.cz/Uvod.html
Castle of Nežárkou
We'll see - a restored historic building (castle), the largest exhibition Emy Destinnové (which is walk the life and work of this important opera singer), a new permanent exhibition pupil and successor Emy Destinnové - opera singer Jarmila Novotna, a rich concert program of top artists from around the world.
More on: http://www.zamekstraz.cz/
Old Castle Borotin

    Borotin east of the village lies on the promontory above the lake ruins of a Gothic castle, one of many stops Karel Hynek Macha and fairy wings shoot "Honza almost King 'of 1976.
More on: http://www.borotin.cz/hrad-borotin-a-barokni-hospodarsky-dvur/

And other smaller sites, but certainly very interesting, which is worth a visit:
Castle Cuknštejn - http://www.cuknstejn.com/hrad/index.php?akce=uvod
Castle Křikava
Castle Krumvald
Lhota Castle Stone
Castle Šelmberk
Sokolčí
Lock Ostrolovský Újezd
Castle Pasovary
Castle Poděhusy
Lock Karlov
Castle Louzek
Lock Chotoviny
Castle Choustnik
Castle Příběnice
Castle Bullet
Lock Dírná
Castle Kunžvart
Castle Maškovec
Lock Koloděje
Castle Hus
Tvz Klokočín
Castle Dobronice
Castle Hausberg
Lock Přečín
Castle on Osule
Vítkův Stone
Lock Vráž