Tolštejn Castle
The Tolštejn Castle (German Tollenstein , formerly Dohlenstein ) is located in the Lusatian Mountains two kilometers south of Jiřetín pod Jedlovou (Sankt Georgenthal) in Okres Děčín ( Czech Republic ). 1.5 km to the west is the them for 100 meters superior Jedlová (Tannenberg) . It was one of the most important medieval castles in northern Bohemia .
history
Dohlenstein Castle was first mentioned in 1337, but it was built earlier after the death of Přemysl Ottokar II to protect the Zittau region . The first owner was probably Heinrich von Lípa . In 1337 Vaněk inherited the castle from Wartenberg . The family held the fort until 1400, after which went manorial Tollenstein over to Hynek Berka of Duba , which is one of the richest in the then Mr. Booth was. During the Hussite Wars , the family sympathized with the Chalice Brothers , the later owner Albrecht Berka von Dubá, but then, as a staunch Catholic, was a staunch opponent of King George of Podebrady . This then also issued the order to conquer the castle. After some armed conflicts, the Saxon margraves Ernst and Albrecht bought the castle in 1471 . In 1485 it passed to Hans Georg von Schleinitz . The family then founded the village of St. Georgenthal (now Jiřetín pod Jedlovou) twenty years later .
In 1555 the owners left the castle and built a renaissance castle in the town of Rumburg . The castle has been abandoned since 1607. Its story finally ends in the Thirty Years War , when it was reoccupied by the imperial army, but captured and burned down by the Swedish General Wrangel in 1642. After that, only robber barons lived in their ruins .
During the Romantic era , interest in rebuilding the castle grew. In 1865 the innkeeper Johann Josef Münzberg built a Swiss-style inn, which was operated until 1977. It was reopened in 1996. Today the ruins are one of the most important excursion destinations in the Lusatian Mountains.
literature
- Tomáš Durdík : Castles of Northern Bohemia. Propagační tvorba, Praha 1992, ISBN 80-85386-50-X .
- Mathias Scholz : A Brief History of Tollenstein Castle in Northern Bohemia (E-Book) 2012.
- Vlastimil Pažourek (Red.): Castles in the border region between Saxony and Bohemia . Iniciativa pro Děčínský Zámek, Děčín 2012, ISBN 978-80-905025-1-2 , pp. 133-138.
- Alfred Moschkau : Tollenstein Castle in Bohemia. Topography and documented history . Pfeiffer, Rumburg 1882 ( digitized version )
See also
Web links
- Tollenstein Castle - detailed description and history of the castle.
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 50 ° 51 ′ 26 ″ N , 14 ° 34 ′ 54 ″ E