Castles of "Czech Republic" DRÁBSKÉ SVĚTNIČKY vs DYMOKURY

DRÁBSKÉ SVĚTNIČKY

Drábské světničky is a ruin of a 13th-century rock castle in the Czech Republic. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of Mnichovo Hradi...

Drábské světničky is a ruin of a 13th-century rock castle in the Czech Republic. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of Mnichovo Hradiště on the ragged edge of a sandstone cliff high above surrounding landscape. The castle covers a group of seven sandstone rocks, connected with wooden bridges. It has been abandoned since the Hussite wars in the 15th century.

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DYMOKURY

Dymokury (German: Dimokur) is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 in...

Dymokury (German: Dimokur) is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. The settlement in the Kingdom of Bohemia was first mentioned in 1249, then a possession of a local noble Soběslav. In 1290 King Wenceslaus II ceded the estates to the Cistercian monks of Sedlec Abbey near Kutná Hora. After changing owners several times, the fief was purchased by the noble House of Waldstein in 1573, their successors had a Renaissance castle erected from 1614 onwards.

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