Nejdek Castle

Nejdek, Czech Republic

Nejdek Castle history is unclear. According to hypotheses, the castle was built from the end of the 13th century to the beginning of the 14th century. According to the feudal letter of 1341, the first documented castle owner was the knight Konrad Plick. At the beginning of the Thirty Years War the castle was probably still there and inhabited. In the course of the Counter-Reformation, rule came to Count Hermann Czernin in 1633. His nephew, Count Humprecht Johann Czernin, probably caused the old walls to be demolished due to disrepair and to use the building material to build the new castle in Neudek.

Today the tower and some fragments of original castle remains.

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Founded: 13th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in Czech Republic

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Unfortunately, there are only offices and a café in the chateau
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