Zvíkov Castle

Zvíkov (Czech: Hrad Zvíkov, German: Klingenberg), often called "the king of Czech castles", is a castle at the junction of the Vltava and Otava rivers, some 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Písek, in the South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, next to the village of Zvíkovské Podhradí. It stands on a difficult-to-access and steep promontory above the confluence of the Vltava and Otava rivers. The castle is one of the most important early-Gothic castles in Czech lands.

The area was inhabited as early as prehistoric times, when the Celts built a fort here in the 1st century AD. The current castle was built in the first half of the 13th century, most probably on the orders of King Přemysl Otakar I, but the exact date is not known. The first written mention of the castle comes from year 1234 and owned by the Kings of Bohemia.

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Website:https://www.hrad-zvikov.cz/

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Zvíkov Castle. A royal castle founded around 1230, on a rock cliff which was populated from the bronze age. It was often besieged, modernized and extended, being a important strongpoint for current rulers of Czech lands. It was modernized in renaissance style in the 16th Century, and took part in the Bohemian Revolt, after which defeat the castle refused to surrender and continued in resistance until 1622, when the castle was besieged, seized and looted. After that a new owner repaired it, but did not live there, and the castle served mainly for economic purposes. It was occupied by a French army in 1741, and badly ravaged by fire ten years later, after that it slowly turned into a ruin. The decay was stopped in the 19th Century, and many parts have been restored, the castle was seized by the communist state in 1948. It was not returned to the former owners after regime change, and remains in state ownership. Zvíkov Castle 81
Zvíkov Castle

Zvíkov Castle. A royal castle founded around 1230, on a rock cliff which was populated from the bronze age. It was often besieged, modernized and extended, being a important strongpoint for current rulers of Czech lands. It was modernized in renaissance style in the 16th Century, and took part in the Bohemian Revolt, after which defeat the castle refused to surrender and continued in resistance until 1622, when the castle was besieged, seized and looted. After that a new owner repaired it, but did not live there, and the castle served mainly for economic purposes. It was occupied by a French army in 1741, and badly ravaged by fire ten years later, after that it slowly turned into a ruin. The decay was stopped in the 19th Century, and many parts have been restored, the castle was seized by the communist state in 1948. It was not returned to the former owners after regime change, and remains in state ownership. Zvíkov Castle 81

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