Libštejn Castle

Hrad Libštejn (Liebstein Castle)
North tower of Libštejn Castle
Creation time :	before 1361
Conservation status:	ruin
Place:	Liblín
Geographical location	49 ° 54 '1.2 "  N , 13 ° 32' 51.5"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 54 '1.2 "  N , 13 ° 32' 51.5"  E
Height:	301  m nm

The castle ruins Libštejn (German Liebstein , older Liebenstein ) is located above the Berounka south of Liblín in the Rokycany district , Czech Republic .

The castle was built by the royal construction manager Ulrich Tista von Liebstein as a private residence and was first mentioned in writing in 1361. At the end of the 14th century the castle came into the possession of the lords of Kolowrat .

In the Hussite Wars belonged Libštejn Bedřich von Kolowrat, who, together with his brother Hanuš, was an important opponent of the Hussites . In 1425 the castle was besieged by the Hussites and shot at from the surrounding hills. After seven weeks of siege, the two brothers signed an agreement with the Hussites and switched to their side. In 1590 the castle was mentioned as desolate.

The main buildings of the castle were two adjoining palas , which formed a small elongated courtyard in the middle. On the short sides, the courtyard was accessed by a square residential tower . The hilltop castle was built between three other higher peaks. This militarily unfavorable choice of location is due to the calm and stable times of Charles IV .

The castle ruins are freely accessible.

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  Libštejn Castle in the 19th century

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Antonín Profous: Místní jména v Čechách - Vznik jejich, původní význam a změny.

literature

• Zdeněk Fiala ( editor ): Hrady, zámky a tvrze v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku. Volume 4: Miloslav Bělohlávek : Západní Čechy. Svoboda, Praha 1985, pp. 187-188.
• Dobroslava Menclová : České hrady. Volume 2. Odeon, Praha, 1972, pp. 91-95.

Web links

Commons : Libštejn Castle  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Description of the castle with pictures and plans (Czech)