Krnov Castle

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View of the castle in 2001

The Krnov Castle (German Jägerndorf ) is located in Krnov , Czech Republic .

history

It was built under Margrave Georg , who acquired the Silesian Duchy of Jägerndorf through purchase. He commissioned Hans Beheim with the construction . The castle served as the residence of the dukes and was integrated into the defensive ring of the city wall through other simultaneous construction work in the city.

literature

  • Karl August Müller: Patriotic images, or history and description of all castles and knight palaces in Silesia and the county of Glatz. Second edition, Glogau 1844, pp. 178-181.
  • Gottlieb Biermann : History of the Duchies of Troppau and Jägerndorf . Teschen 1874.
  • Norbert Sack, Harald Stark and a .: Three weddings ... and a split in the church - Margrave Georg the Pious and his time . Document for the special exhibition at the Plassenburg (May 17 - October 4, 2009).

Web links

Commons : Schloss Jägerndorf  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 50 ° 5 ′ 21.6 ″  N , 17 ° 42 ′ 2.9 ″  E