Dívčí Kámen Castle
| Dívčí Kámen Castle | ||
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 Dívčí kámen |
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| Alternative name (s): | Maidstein | |
| Creation time : | 1349 | |
| Castle type : | Spurburg | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Nobles | |
| Place: | Křemže | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 53 '21.3 " N , 14 ° 21' 25.1" E | |
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The castle ruin Dívčí Kámen (German Maidstein ) is located 10 km west of Český Krumlov near Třísov in the municipality of Křemže , Okres Český Krumlov , Czech Republic . It lies on a rock spur at the confluence of the Křemžský potok with the Vltava . The system is 210 meters long and 45 meters wide.
location
A stony path leads to the castle from the valley of the Křemžský brook, which is surrounded by high slopes and rocks. At the mouth of the stream in the Vltava , the castle ruins, which are already partly overgrown with trees, rise up. From its walls there is a view of the Vltava valley and the surrounding landscape.
history
Dívčí Kámen Castle is one of the few castles in Bohemia whose founding document has been preserved. In 1349 King Charles IV allowed the von Rosenberg family to build the castle. The castle not only had a military function, but was also the administrative center of the surrounding region. In 1394 it became the residence of the Bohemian King Wenzel IV for a short time when Heinrich von Rosenberg took him into captivity at Wildberg Castle in Upper Austria . At the time of the Hussite Wars , Ulrich II von Rosenberg had to briefly cede the Dívčí Kámen castle to Wilhelm von Pottenstein (Vilém z Potštejna). At the beginning of the 16th century , Peter IV von Rosenberg decided to leave the castle. The interior was to Krumlov brought (Český Krumlov), and the abandoned castle began to decay. As early as 1541 it was described as destroyed.
description
The castle consisted of three parts, namely the own residential castle, the upper bailey and the later built bailey ( Latran ) on the southern side. Dívčí Kámen was a typical example of Gothic castle architecture at the time of Emperor Charles IV.
The castle hill has very steep, partly vertical slopes and is covered with a relic forest. The forest has been under protection on 4.82 hectares as the Dívčí Kámen nature reserve since 1952 . The area of the castle ruins is included in the protected area. Not only the ruins of the medieval castle are worthy of preservation, but also the cultural layer underneath, which contains traces of Bronze Age settlement and is being archaeologically examined.
The educational trail Naučná stezka Třísov - Dívčí Kámen - Holubov , which runs past the castle ruins, was opened in 1999.
See also
- Oppidum Třísov : the Celtic hilltop settlement on the opposite side of the Křemžský potok played an important role in long-distance traffic on the Linzer Steig .
- List of nature reserves in Jihočeský kraj
Web links
- Description of the nature reserve on ckrumlov.cz (in Czech).
- hrad Maidštejn on hrady.cz (in Czech).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Dívčí Kámen Castle . In: Online encyclopedia encyklopedie.ckrumlov.cz about Krummau .
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