Košťálov Castle () is a ruined castle in the territory of

Jenčice Jenčice is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Jenčice lies approximately south-west of Litoměřice, south of Ústí nad Labem, and north-wes ...

in the

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of the

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. It is a donjon-type castle, built on the Košťál basalt hill, part of the western

Central Bohemian Uplands The Central Bohemian Uplands (also known as Central Bohemian Highlands; , ) is a highland and Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Ústí nad Labem Region. ...

. It was built around 1276. In the years 1276–1303, the nobleman Petr of Košál or Košálov is mentioned, and it is certain that this refers to Košťálov. However, the first written mention of the castle is from 1372. It belonged to the family of Kaplíř of Sulevice, under whose ownership the castle served as a fortified residence. The castle was gradually abandoned by the early 17th century and has remained in a state of ruin.

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