Pravda Castle

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The Gothic castle Pravda ( German Pravda ) is a ruined hill fort between the villages Pnětluky and Domoušice on the cadastre of Konětopy in Džbán mountains in the Czech Republic. It is protected as a cultural monument.

Geography

The remains of the castle are located in the southwest of Plänerplateaus Pravda ( 484 m) on a wooded Plänerkalksporn between the valleys of the streams Pnětlucký creek and Hasina.

Surrounding villages are Konětopy and Solopysky in the northeast, Domoušice to the southeast, and Chanov Nečemice in the west and Pnětluky and Brudek in the northwest. To the south runs the railway line Rakovník Louny.

History

The first written mention of the castle is given in various literature sources with 1380, when Bušek should have resulted from a feud with Žirotín Act of Penić; However, there is no written evidence. Some researchers, including Franz Alexander Heber, Bořivoj lůžek and Tomáš Durdik assume that the castle Pravda was built in the 14th century. In contrast, August Sedlacek, Dobroslava Menclová and Bohumír Roedl argue that it was only in the 15th century. In addition, there is speculation about a set up by the Přemyslids predecessor; well Sulislav is of Netluk, the castle Stary Netluk built to the west of Pravda on the Rovina in the middle of the 13th century on the site of a prehistoric hillfort, considered as a founder of the castle into consideration.

The oldest archaeological finds dating from the first half of the 14th century. It is believed that a castle or settlement was on the spur of the pre-Hussite period whose name is not known. The unusual castle name ( or truth to German law), whose origin there are no traditions, is probably Hussite origin. Likewise, no nobleman from vorhussitischer time handed, the Pravda of the predicate used. An archaeological investigation of the ruins have not yet done.

It is believed that the castle was built by the owner of the festivals Pnětluky, Beneš of Kolowrat, in the 1430s and completed in the 1460s. The Pravda castle served merely as a refuge in times of war, but was apparently never a mansion. After Beneš of Kolowrat had moved its headquarters to Mašťov, took his son Jan the Good Pnětluky; he never used the title of Pravda.

The first written mention of the castle was in 1523 when Jan of Kolowrat Mašťovský the rule Pravda with the market Horni Ročov and the villages Lipno, Líšťany, Konětopy, Pnětluky, Markvarec, Milostín, Solopysky and a mill in 6750 Brloh for shock Bohemian groschen to Diepolt Popel of Lobkowicz on Bilin sold. 1527 was inherited by his widow Agnes, born Míčanová Klinštejn of the rule; they later transferred to George Popel of Lobkowicz. The gentlemen Popel of Lobkowicz used Pravda mainly as a hunting castle, in 1533 the castle was the seat of the Administrator Jan von Mlékovice. To seat the rule they made the firmament Divice, leaving the castle Pravda in the second half of the 16th century to decay. The goods Pnětluky and Lipenec were separated under the Lords of Lobkowicz of Ročov and Pravda and combined to form a Allodialherrschaft. In 1593 the castle was called Pravda desolate castle. The basement of the abandoned castle were used by vagrants and bandits as shelter.

1681 rule Divice was connected to the rule Cítoliby. In 1802 the Prince Schwarzenberg bought the goods.

At the time of the National Revival of the Czechs was the ruin because of their symbolic name for the target of nationally minded pilgrimages. On July 12, 1868 gathered on the Pravda about 10,000 Czechs to a patriotic celebration.

Since the 20th century the ruins were increasingly the target of excursionists. She was visited by Tramps Likewise, the bivouacked in the courtyard. It is also used for festivals and other events.

Due to the deteriorating condition of the ruins was formed an association of the castle Pravda, which seeks to stabilize the walls.

Constructional plant

The unique design of the castle was made on the basis of the development of the artillery. It is regarded as a masterpiece of the art of fortification in the middle of the 15th century. The core of the defense system made ​​a mighty mound in the northern part of the fore-castle, on whose corners were two quarter-round artillery positions for active defense. The of a kennel surrounded area was accessible through a gate in the defensible by cannons northern perimeter wall. This door system was the only tower-like construction at the castle; a keep not exist. The east through a double gate to reach triangular core of the castle was surrounded by a deep inner ditch and an adjoining stacked inner wall of earth, the outer closure was the castle wall. To the northeast of the castle was a fortified Vorwerkshof, which is probably extinct along with the castle.

Are preserved on the western ramparts, the ruins of the low, consisting of three rooms Palas, on the southeastern perimeter wall, the remains of a basement building with porch and windows, the outer castle wall with remnants of the artillery positions, remains of the ramparts of the castle courtyard, fragments of the gate tower and underground courses east of the castle.