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Jenštejn Castle
Jenštejn Castle is a castle ruin in Jenštejn in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The settlement of Jenštejn was founded with a small, water-protected castle in the first half of the 14th century by Jenc of Janovice (from here the name "jenc's stone" = ''Jencenstein''), a high-ranking official in court yard, in 1336–1361. The Jenštejn family has their name from the name of the castle. Since 1958, it has been protected as a Cultural monument (Czech Republic), cultural monument. The castle was opened to the public after the reconstruction in 1977. Today is the castle is under the wooden frame, but still open for people. In the castle it is possible to find an exhibition of the Regional Museum of Prague-East about life in the castle with period paintings and a model of the castle. The castle tower surpasses the surrounding plain and is used as a lookout tower over the local landscape. History The castle was built for Jenc of Janovice. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenštejn
Jenštejn () is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. Administrative division Jenštejn consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Jenštejn (1,432) *Dehtáry (129) Etymology The original name of the village and the local castle was ''Jencenstein'', meaning "Jenc's stone". It was later distorted to ''Jenštejn''. Geography Jenštejn is located about northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. History The first written mention of Jenštejn is from 1368. The village was founded together with a small water castle in the 14th century by Jenc of Janovice. From 1368 to 1387, it was property of the Jenštejn family. Then the owners often changed. The last person to reside in the castle was Jan Dobřichovský of Dobřichov in the years 1560–1583. After his death, the castle was seized by the royal c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
