Neuberk Castle
| Neuberk Castle | ||
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 Round tower of the castle above Podhradí u Aše |
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| Alternative name (s): | Neuberg Castle | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Podhradí | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 15 '18.9 " N , 12 ° 12' 24" O | |
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The Neuberk Castle (German Neuberg ) is the ruin of a hilltop castle in Podhradí in the Czech Republic .
history
Neuberg Castle is eponymous for the von Neuberg family . It was first mentioned in a document in 1288 . Because of the raids of local nobles against the imperial city of Eger , Charles IV destroyed the castle, which was rebuilt shortly afterwards, whereupon the raids continued. In 1327 the Neubergers transferred their imperial-free property to the Bohemian King Johann and received them back as a fief. Ownership passed to the von Zedtwitz family in 1392 . After the Thirty Years' War the castle remained uninhabited and fell into disrepair. The main thing that has been preserved is the keep , which rises on a rock massif above the village. Cellar vaults were converted into air raid shelters during World War II. In the immediate vicinity are the ruins of the 1,902 spent is lock top ( Horní zámek ), are obtained from the extensive remains of walls. The Lower Castle ( Dolní zámek ) was left to decay in the time of Czechoslovakia. There is also the Evangelical Church of the Good Shepherd on the mountain range .
literature
- Karl Alberti : The Neuberg Fortress and its former owners . Asch 1925.
