Nevděk
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 View from Nevděk over Žlutice to the north, in the background the Duppau Mountains |
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| height | 630 m nm | |
| location | Karlovarský kraj , Czech Republic | |
| Mountains | Tepler highlands | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 5 '0 " N , 13 ° 9' 53" E | |
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The Nevděk (German Schloßberg , also Luditzberg ) is a 630 m high mountain in the southeast of the Tepler highlands near Žlutice in the Czech Republic .
geography
The Nevděk rises south across the town of Žlutice above the valley of the Střela . The settlement of Hradský Dvůr lies on its southeast slope. The Vladař is three kilometers to the east, the Žlutice dam in the west and the Štědrý hrádek castle ruins to the south-west . The surrounding villages are Žlutice, Hradský Dvůr, Kobylé and Semtěš . The Žlutice railway station is located at the north-western foot of the mountain.
history
Jakoubek z Vřesovic had a small castle built on the strategically located mountain around 1446 , which served as an upstream fortification to protect the southern connection routes to the town along Střela. The Mazanec Castle in the north of Žlutice had the same function.
To distinguish it from the old Žlutice town castle, the complex was called the New Castle ( Nový hrad ). Since 1539 the castle has been handed down under the name Nevděk , the origin of which is unclear. In the 16th century, the Nevděk Castle lost its functions and was called desolate since 1568.
A round cistern made of stone masonry, as well as the moat and the surrounding ramparts , are still preserved from the castle complex.
On the summit there is a large wooden cross that can be seen from afar. Because of the high population of trees, you can only see Žlutice to the north from the summit. Below the wooded peak there is a good view to the east and south of the Vladař, Chlumská hora, Zbraslavský vrch and other elevations in the Jesenická pahorkatina and the Tepler highlands.