Střekov Castle
Schreckenstein Castle or, less commonly, Strekov Castle ( cz, Hrad Střekov, german: Burg Schreckenstein), is a well preserved ruined castle perched atop a cliff above the River Elbe near the town of Ústí nad Labem (formerly ''Aussig a. d. Elbe'') in the Central Bohemian Highlands in Czechia. It was built in the 14th century to protect the waterway and collect duties on transported goods, and is renowned for its impressive views. It has enchanted a variety of visiting artists, most notably Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Goethe, Richard Wagner, and Karel Hynek Mácha. The castle is especially well known from the painting by Ludwig Richter called ''Passing the Schreckenstein'' (''Überfahrt am Schreckenstein'') which hangs in the Galerie Neue Meister in Dresden. The castle is perched on a steep, monolithic, Phonolite, clinkstone rock that rises steeply to 100 metres above the River Elbe and is the symbol of North Bohemia. Large parts of the castle have survived or been rebuilt, includ ...
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