Ruins of a Gothic stronghold – Svojšice

[Myrathor]

Ruins of a Gothic stronghold – Svojšice

Ruins of a Gothic fortress, founded in 1365 squire Miksik of Svojšice, as evidenced by the record in the earth's plates. After his death, she inherited the stronghold of his wife Anna, who remarried Vaclav Ruthara of Malešov. After the fortress was one of their sons Peter and Saint Nicholas of Svojšice. Since the first half of the 16th century it became a fortress marriage to the property knightly family Gerštorfs of Gerštorf, who kept it for nearly a century until the Thirty Years War when it was burned. Then gradually he abandoned.

To this day, preserved ruins of the original story tower and a residential area with Gothic and Gothic entrance loophole window.

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[Umashankar]

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Very Old House

[ErmesT]

Grazie @Myrathor, le rovine sono sempre affascinanti e misteriose, piene di storie da immaginare

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Lgened

Legend that binds to the fort says that r. 1621 Stephen of Gerštorf hidden treasure on svojšické fortress. He had secretly hoped for time to return to his homeland. In 1813 apparently he came to the village in a magnificent carriage foreign officer at the magistrate asked for a bricklayer. With him, then he went to the rubble of the fortress. While a fortress eyed and hesitant, but then pointed to the wall in the former kitchen. There commanded Mason knocked out a niche in the wall. In the alcove then appeared hobnailed chests. Unknown Officer Mason paid several silvers and went to an unknown destination ...