Castle Rostan Photo: Castle Rostan

In the dense forests under the Telc you can see the old Gothic castle, which belonged to the noble family of the lords of Hradec. Aldrich in 1339 he accomplished a good deal and traded in the Czech king his castle of Bans on the fortress of Rastan, and at the same time in a small town in its vicinity, as there is evidence in the documents of the time.

Although the castle stands on a rock, to explore the area only from the height of its towers, because there are ancient forests that block your view from the Windows. The castle was conceived as a fortified fortress that could withstand a long siege the enemy. With this task, the castle has done in 1423, when under lock and key focuses of the Hussite army. The Hussites were never able to subdue the castle Rostan, he survived several attacks, was deprived of the dungeon and some of the fortifications, but did not give up.

In the XVI century the owners of the castle decide to rebuild it, and a mighty fortress is graceful hunting Lodge, which begins to move in a decent society. As a result of the alterations was completed another floor.

In 1643, the Palace suffered from the actions of the Swedes. A dilapidated castle, after several decades of departed family of Liechtenstein, which does not eager to recover it. In the castle lived a huntsman, who took care of a farm, and had forgotten about this property for many years. In 1915, as a result of lightning strikes the castle Rostan suffered greatly. In 1945, his expropriated by the state. Since 1981 all the rooms of the castle are available to the public.

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