Castles of "Czech Republic" BERŠTEJN vs BEZDĚZ

Berštejn Castle

Berštejn Castle is a 16th-century Czech castle located just outside the village of Dubá in the Doksy municipality. Berštejn also refers to a chateau n...

Berštejn Castle is a 16th-century Czech castle located just outside the village of Dubá in the Doksy municipality. Berštejn also refers to a chateau near the castle.[1]

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Bezděz Castle

Bezděz Castle (Czech: Hrad Bezděz) is a Gothic castle located some 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Česká Lípa, in the Liberec Region, Northern Bohe...

Bezděz Castle (Czech: Hrad Bezděz) is a Gothic castle located some 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Česká Lípa, in the Liberec Region, Northern Bohemia, Czech Republic. Its construction began before 1264 by order of Přemysl Otakar II. The royal castle of Bezděz was one of the most important Gothic castles in the Czech lands until its destruction in the Thirty Years' War.[1] Erected between 1260–1280 on the phonolite hill of Velký Bezděz, 604 metres (1,982 ft) above sea level, it became the characteristic dominant feature of the local landscape and met the demands for an inaccessible as well as respectable royal castle.

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