Bělá Castle (Czech: Hrad Dolní Bělá) is a castle located in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. The first mention of the castle comes from somewhere between 1315 and 1318. It is located in the village of Dolní Bělá near Plzeň.
The castle of Bělá was built between 1313 and 1315 by Racek, a member of the influential Czech house of Hroznata. The village itself was first mentioned in a written document in 1318. The Hroznatas held Bělá until 1415, when they sold it to Neustup and Bavor of Švamberk. The castle was sold or even confiscated several times during 15th century and 16th century. The most notable owners during that time were probably the Gutstejns - Volf of Gutstejn was a robber and the castle was confiscated from him in 1509.
The original heavily fortified castle was rebuilt to a chateau sometimes towards the end of the 16th century, while owned by the family of Markvarts of Hradek. At that time, the castle had a prominent guest—Kryštof Harant stayed there before he started his journey to the Holy Land.
Běšiny is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Běšiny lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Klatovy, 50 km (31 mi) south of Plzeň, and 119 km (74 mi) south-west of Prague.
Villages and hamlets of Hořákov, Hubenov, Kozí, Rajské and Úloh are administrative parts of Běšiny.
