Bludov Castle (Czech: Bludovský hrad) is now ruined former mediaeval fortification, one of the oldest in northern Moravia. It is situated on the top of hill called Na Starém zámku (460 m a.s.l.), around 1 km north from the town Bludov and roughly 2 km west from the town Šumperk, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic. Remains of masonry, ditches and ramparts have been protected since 1958 as the cultural monument.
The castle was allegedly founded in the first half of the 13th century by Knight Blud of Bludov but, more likely, by his descendant Blud III (1238–88) – the predecessors of the Counts of Žerotín. Yet, the oldest documented owners of the castle were the Lords of Lipá, a powerful noble family from Bohemia. In 1346 Bludov obtained Lord Čeněk of Lipá, Highest Marshal (nejvyšší maršálek) of Bohemia and Moravia. The Lords of Lipá didn't reside in the castle but bestowed it, together with the surrounding estate, to lower nobles (knights) as the fief.
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