Adršpach

Adršpach Castle

Stood on a rocky plateau 2 km west of today's homonymous village. It was protected on the northern side by a vertical rock wall, on the other sides by steep, wooded and difficult-to-access slopes. The castle area was separated from the rest of the plain by two ditches and two embankments. Two paths led to the castle, carved into the rock, which are still visible.

Adršpaš castle consisted of two castles in addition to the forecourt, the southern one stood inside the forecourt, the eastern one consisted of a single tower-like building on an inaccessible rock. A peculiarity of the palace was a rock gate between two crags instead of a tower. The castle palace had the shape of an irregular square. The southern castle consisted essentially of a square building, from the first floor of which one reached the rock, which ended with its own forecourt. Between this rock and the eastern castle, a wide moat with two high rocks, which probably served as bridge piers, can still be seen. Adršpach Castle is mentioned for the first time before 1355 in the Majestas Carolina of Charles IV. as royal goods. In 1354, it came into the possession of Hanuš of Adršpach. In 1359–1362 it belonged to Albert of Skalice, in 1362–1372 to Tas of Rýzmburk. In 1401, he acquired the castle from Hynek from Dubé and from Náchod, who sold the Náchod estate and bought goods from Adršpaš and Střmen castle. Adršpach became his seat, after which he was then written. During the Hussite wars, the castle of Adršpach was seized by the Hussite governor Jan Krušina from Lichtemburg and held it in I. 1428–1434. After his death, his brother Hynek is documented as lord of Adršpach in 1437. After 1438, the castle was returned to the lords of Dubá, but soon afterwards it was bought by Silesian towns. In the Hussites' battles with them, the castle was burned and demolished. At the beginning of the 16th century, goods from Adršpaš were combined with goods from Skala, and Petr Adršpach from Dubé transferred them to his creditors Zdenek Lv from Rožmitál and Jan Krušin from Lichtemburk. On this occasion, the Adršpach castle is already reported to be deserted. The foundations of the cellars have been preserved to this day.

Text: historie
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