AICHELBURG
Ruins of a Romantic-style chateau on the right hand side
bank of the Upa river in Temny dul. It was built by the
order of the earl Bertold of Aichelburg's officers in 1863.
The only object remaining is a 10 m high lookout tower.
BRECSTEJN
Ruins of a castle on a forest hill by the Hradecek community
North ot Vlcice. Mentioned first in 1336 and denoted with
the name Kamen. From 1543 onwards, it was intended to guard
an ancient national pathway. Left at the end of 16. century.
HORNI MARSOV
The chateau was built by the order of Alfons Aichelburg in
1792. It is a single store building, with four wings and a
central risolitto facade. The last restoration was carried
out in 1952.
CHOJNIK (Poland)
It was mentioned for the first time by Slezian chronicles
already in the mid 12. century when a hunting court was
established on the site of an original castle. The castle
was originally built by the order of Bolko I. in 1292 to
protect the national borders. The castle underwent a
reconstruction ordered by Bolko II. after 1355. The castle
was sold to one of the courtiers, who was the knight Gotsche
Schoff by Bolko II's wife Agnieszka after his death. The
castle Chojnik remained a property of the Schoff family
until 1635. It was not until 1650 that the castle had been
purchased by Christoph Leopold Schaffgotsch. The castle
burnt down completely after it had been struck by lightning
in 1675 and it has never been reconstructed again.
THE CASTLE OF STEPANICE
Ruins ot a Gothic castle which was built on the side of the
Pasecky hill probably at the beginning of 14. century by the
order of Jan of Valdstejn. The castle served as a national
boundary fortification to protect a Czech pathway to Slezia.
The castle was left in 1524 when the aristocracy owning it
moved to Jilemnice nearby. The ruins currently contain a
four-sided barbican and a part of the rampart.
THE CHATEAU OF JILEMNICE
It was established by an aristocratic family from Ujezdec in
16. century. The chateau underwent a restoration in 1716,
and it was transformed into a Pseudo-Renaissance style by a
reconstruction in 1892. The one-store building with three
wings and polygonal corner towers is situated in a large
park. The building is nowadays a home of the museum of the
Krkonose (with an exhibition on history of skiing in the
Krkonose).
NISTEJKA
Ruins of a castle which was probably established in the
first half of 14. century on a steep rock on the right hand
side bank of the Jizera river. The castle was mentioned
already in records trom 1369. It was evacuated in 1519. The
only ruins left from the original building are the
remainders of residential palace walls and a keep tower.
TRUTNOV
Originally a castle built in 13. century, rebuilt into a
chateau in 1599, which then became a town property.
Demolished by the Swedes in 1647 and transformed into a
school in the middle of 19. century. The building is a
property of the Museum of the Lower Krkonose Surroundings
Region at present.
VLCICE
A Baroque-style chateau built in 1794-1797 by a dyer's son
Jan Fr. Theer of Hostinné, who bought the Vlcice estate in
1790. The castle currently houses the State Breeding
Institute.
VRCHLABI
The castle was built by the order of Krystof of Gendorf in
about 1546. It is a two-store Renaissance building. There
are four eight-sided corner towers. Instead of a courtyard
in the centre ot the building, there is a large hall with a
barrel vault. Four paintings on the walls depict the hunts
of the last bears in the Krkonose in the period from 1665 to
1726.
THE CASTLE OF ZACLER
It was constructed by the order of the prince Sobeslav for
the purpose of providing a national boundary protection in
1136. The knight Jan Kolda of Zampach, who was a thief used
the castle as a starting base for his robbing expeditions to
Slezia and Luzice, and as a consequence it was demolished by
the order of the aristocracy of these two regions in 1523.
The castle was re-established again later and donated to
Jesuits from Vienna after its confiscation. About the year
1750, the castle underwent a Baroque-style reconstruction
and was transformed into a chateau. The last amendments of
the castle construction date from 1894.
THE STRONGHOLD OF HORNI BRANA
The stronghold had been originally placed by the building of
what is now the castle until it was demolished in 16.
century. A Renaissance chateau was built between 1533 and
1582 by the order of Zdenek of Valdstejn. The ownership of
the castle was held by Vaclav since 1606. The last owner was
the Harrach famlly, which held it until 1945.Aichelburg
De ruďne van een romantisch kasteel stroomopwaarts aan de rechter oever
van de Upa rivier
in het Temny dul dal. In 1863 werd het gebouwd in opdracht
van Graaf Bertold von Aichelburg.
Het enige overblijfsel is de voormalige
uitzichtstoren (10 m hoog).