Kost Castle

Kost Castle is located in the Bohemian Paradise ( Český Ráj ) in Mladějov, Okres Jičín, Czech Republic.

History

The medieval castle Kost 1349 was first mentioned as a castle builders of the Beneš of Wartenberg. It was completed by his son Peter. Since then, the silhouette has not changed. Landmark of the castle is the " White Tower ". Approximately 1414 were the Zajíc Hasenburg owner of the castle. In the years 1497-1524 inhabited the Schellenberger, who cultivated the western wing, diet By the middle of the 16th century was built on the way to the castle nor the Bieberstein - Palas. Among the Lobkowicz ( to 1576 ) the buildings were erected in front of the castle, which were attached and incorporated into the castle. The castle is well preserved and one of the Kinsky family. 2007 was the castle as a backdrop for the movie Hannibal Rising - How it all began.

Special

A special feature is the tower, which has a trapezoid-like shape. Such irregular shapes were used in some castles to protect the buildings against cannon fire. The balls could, if they do not hit the wall at right angles without causing damage bounce.

Research

At the beginning of the 20th century, the historian Josef Pekař wrote an extensive treatise on the castle and manor diet with emphasis on the 17th and 18th centuries. He used archive material, which had been preserved in the possession of the Czernin family. The Czernin had food from 1637 to 1738. During the first part of the work deals with the history of the castle and the noble owner, the second part describes the rule and the life and ownership of rural subjects. The two volumes of the " book on cooking" published 1910/1911, self-published, 1935, second edition in Melantrich in Prague.