Rotemberk Castle

Rotemberk Castle
Castle hill
Alternative name (s):	Rotmberk, Rotenberg
Creation time :	13th Century
Castle type :	Höhenburg, spur location
Conservation status:	Remnants of ramparts and ditches
Place:	Habřina
Geographical location	50 ° 20 '26.6 "  N , 15 ° 49' 39.4"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 20 '26.6 "  N , 15 ° 49' 39.4"  E
Height:	305  m nm

The ruins of the Rotemberk Castle (also: Hradiště Rotemberk or Tvrziště Rotemberk , also Rotmberk ; German: Rotenberg ) is located in the area of ​​the Habřina municipality in Okres Hradec Králové in the Czech Republic.

location

Remaining earthworks of the castle

The ruins of the hilltop castle are located at 305  m nm above the Hustířanka valley. Neighboring towns are Velichovky in the north, Rožnov and Neznášov ( Nesnaschow ) in the east, Habřina in the south, Lužany in the southwest and Hustířany in the northwest. The Podhrad mill is located to the southwest below the castle ruins.

history

Rotemberg Castle was probably built in the first half of the 13th century in place of the destroyed Vražba Castle. The first known owner was Ješek von Neznášov around 1370 . His descendants lived in the castle until 1457. In 1494 it belonged to the Bavor von Hustířany , whose descendants gave up the castle. In 1542 it was declared abandoned.

Web links

Commons : Burg Rotemberk  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Description on hrady.cs (accessed March 16, 2016)
• Description on hrady-zriceniny.cz (accessed March 17, 2016)
• History of the Podhrad Mill Area (accessed March 17, 2016)
• Map on mapy.cz (accessed March 17, 2016)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Turistická mapa Orlické hory a podhůří , Cartography Praha