Vízmburk Castle

Havlovice, Czech Republic

Vizmburk Castle was founded by Tas or Peter of Skalice and it was mentioned first time in 1279. This noble house with the stirrup in their coat of arms was known already in the 12th century, when their members held the burgrave office in Kladsko. The Vizmburk estate was a fairly large one with the economic centre in the town of Úpice.

In 1330 the the lords of Dubá owned the estate. Jiří of Dubá supported the Hussites movement which resulted in frequent raids of his estate by Silesian troops. The princes and burghers of Silesia and Lusatia eventually sealed the faith of the Vizmburk castle. Instead of arms they used the power of money. In 1447 the castle was bought up and intentionally demolished.

Address

Havlovice, Czech Republic

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Details

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

More Information

www.hrad-vizmburk.cz

Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Ondřej Obracaník (11 months ago)
Go there and pay for entrance. You can help this way to repair it

Frantisek Prochazka (2 years ago)
Super

Kristyna Kralova (3 years ago)
Great to see Czech gem like that with full of history

Libor Hajek (6 years ago)
Super.

Miroslav Oliva (6 years ago)
The castle ruin, slowly gets rebuild up

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