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Bělá Castle ( cs, Hrad Dolní Bělá) is a
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/ref> After Emperor Joseph II abolished religious orders, the property was managed by the Religious Fund. Around 1785, the local people were allowed to take the castle apart and use the stones to build their own houses.
Castle's History
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Bělá Castle ( cs, Hrad Dolní Bělá) is a castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
located in Dolní Bělá
Dolní Bělá () is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Dolní Bělá is located approximately north of Plzeň.
Sights
Dolní Bělá is known for the ruins ...
municipality in the Plzeň Region
Plzeň Region ( cs, Plzeňský kraj; german: Pilsner Region) is an administrative unit (''kraj'') in the western part of Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is named after its capital Plzeň (English, german: Pilsen). In terms of area, Plzeň Reg ...
of the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
. The first mention of the castle comes from somewhere between 1315 and 1318.Dolní Bělá hrad at Hrady.cz/ref>
History
The castle of Bělá was built between 1313 and 1315 by Racek, a member of the influential Czech house of Hroznata. The village itself was first mentioned in a written document in 1318. The Hroznatas held Bělá until 1415, when they sold it to Neustup and Bavor of Švamberk. The castle was sold or even confiscated several times during 15th century and 16th century. The most notable owners during that time were probably the Gutštejns - Volf of Gutštejn was a robber and the castle was confiscated from him in 1509. The original heavily fortified castle was rebuilt to a chateau sometimes towards the end of the 16th century, while owned by the family of Markvarts of Hrádek. At that time, the castle had a prominent guest—Kryštof Harant
Kryštof Harant of Polžice and Bezdružice ( cs, Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic, 1564 – 21 June 1621) was a Czech nobleman, traveler, humanist, soldier, writer and composer. He joined the Protestant Bohemian Revolt in the Lands of the B ...
stayed there before he started his journey to the Holy Land
The Holy Land; Arabic: or is an area roughly located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Eastern Bank of the Jordan River, traditionally synonymous both with the biblical Land of Israel and with the region of Palestine. The term "Holy ...
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In 1757, the castle was purchased by the Cistercian monastery of Plasy
Plasy (; german: Plass) is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants. It is known for its former monastery.
Administrative parts
Villages of Babina, Horní Hradiště, Lomnička, Neb ...
./ref> After Emperor Joseph II abolished religious orders, the property was managed by the Religious Fund. Around 1785, the local people were allowed to take the castle apart and use the stones to build their own houses.
See also
*List of castles in the Czech Republic
This is a list of castles and chateaux in the Czech Republic, organized by regions.
Central Bohemia (S)
Hradec Králové (H)
Karlovy Vary (K)
Liberec (L)
Moravia-Silesia (T)
Olomouc (M)
Pardubice (E)
Plzeň (P)
Prague (A)
So ...
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Castle's History
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