Talmberk ( or ) is a small village and municipal part of

Samopše Samopše is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Administrative division Samopše consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according ...

in the

Kutná Hora District Kutná Hora District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Kutná Hora. Administrative division Kutná Hora District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalit ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. The village was built around , which was constructed in the 13th century, but abandoned by 1533.

History

Talmberk was founded at the end of the 13th century, likely by Hroznata of Úžice. The castle is first attested in 1297, in the name

William of Talmberk William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is ...

. The castle remained in the Talmberk family until 1390, when

Havel Medek of Valdek Havel Medek of Valdek (Czech: ''Havel Medek z Valdeka''; died 1410) was a Bohemian noble. He was the son of Oldřich Medek of Valdek, the lord of Týnec nad Sázavou Týnec nad Sázavou is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Regio ...

and his brother William captured the castle from

Diviš of Talmberk Diviš (feminine Divišová) is a Czech surname and first name, a Czech variant of the name Dionysus In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, myth, Dionysus (; ) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, fes ...

. Diviš regained control of the castle in 1397. When Diviš died in 1415 his son Oldřich inherited Talmberk. The Lords of Talmberk lost ownership of the castle by 1473, and by 1533, it was abandoned altogether. The inhabitants of the village began utilizing the castle stones for construction, which persisted into the 19th century. In 1933, part of the remaining structure collapsed. The ruins of Talmberk Castle have been a protected cultural monument since 1966.'' Central List of Cultural Monuments of the Czech Republic''. Prague: National Heritage Institute it. 2019-07-16 Record ID 138406 : Talmberk Castle, ruins
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In popular culture

The town's 1403 recreation under the lordship of Diviš of Talmberk was prominently featured in the Czech role-playing game Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Other castles featured in the game are Pirkstein, the Upper castle of Rattay (both in Rataje nad Sázavou), and the castle in Silver Skalitz.

References

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