Nový Šaumburk
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| Alternative name (s): | New Schaumburg; New Schauenburg | |
| Creation time : | second half of the 14th century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Castle stable, remains of walls, ramparts and moats | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Podhradní Lhota | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 24 '58 " N , 17 ° 47' 52" E | |
| Height: | 503 m nm | |
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The castle Nový Šaumburk (German New Foam Castle ) is an abandoned hilltop castle south of the village Podhradní Lhota on the hill Bašta in the Hostýnské vrchy in today's Okres Kroměříž in the Zlínský kraj region in the Czech Republic. Today it is also incorrectly referred to as Zubříč and Bašty .
history
The castle was built in the second half of the 14th century after the old Schaumburg fell into disrepair as the administrative center of the Kelč episcopal rule . In 1400, Bishop John XI pledged . the castle at Hereš Smetana from Záhlinice. 1406 left the diocese Nový Šaumburk against a debt of 200 Scherf groschen to Jindřich von Bystřice . After the Hussite Wars, Zikmund von Bítov and his sons Mikuláš and Hanuš were among the other owners of the castle . After the castle had turned into a robbery, the Moravian governor Jan Tovačovský of Cimburg bought it in 1451 and had it razed. The Kelč Fortress was established in 1456 as the new administrative center.
investment
The castle was built on an oval of 50 × 30 meters. It was surrounded by a five meter deep and 20 meter wide trench , which was followed by a three meter high wall. Within this was the core of the castle.
In addition to the moat and rampart, remains of the quarry stone walls and a gate tower at the western entrance to the interior have been preserved. To the south of the castle is a 20 × 10 m cistern , which once served to supply the castle with water.