Lichnice Castle
| Lichnice Castle | |
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 Lichnice Castle ruins in January |
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| Alternative name (s): | Lichtenburg Castle, Lichtenburk Castle, Lichtemburk Castle |
| Creation time : | first half of the 13th century |
| Place: | Třemošnice |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 52 '44.8 " N , 15 ° 35' 10.5" E |
| Height: | 487 m nm |
The ruins of the Lichnice Castle are located on the edge of the Iron Mountains near the Třemošnice village Podhradí, about 15 km east of Čáslav . Its original name was Burg Lichtenburg (Czech: Lichtenburk ; also: Lichtemburk ). The castle has been listed as a cultural monument since 1958.
history
Lichtenburg Castle was probably built as a royal foundation in the first half of the 13th century. It was first mentioned in 1261 when it was in possession of the Smil von Ronow , who was the first to call himself von Lichtenburg and thus founded the Lichtenburg family branch.
The castle had a triangular floor plan with two residential towers . The castle was rebuilt in the 14th century, and in 1410 it became a royal estate. In the Hussite Wars it was conquered in 1421 and besieged again in 1428. In 1490 the Trčka von Lípa acquired the castle and the Lichtenburg rule and had the castle rebuilt in the late Gothic style. After losing importance in the second half of the 16th century, the fortifications were razed in the 17th century. In 1700 it was already referred to as a ruin.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ hrad Lichnice, zřícenina ÚSKP 51730 / 6-987 in the monument catalog pamatkovykatalog.cz (Czech).