Czechia · Ruin
Hazmburk
Hazmburk is a medieval hilltop castle ruin on a solitary 429 m hill near Klapý in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. A late 13th-century stronghold expanded in the mid-14th century, its two prominent towers and stretches of curtain wall are the most visible remains. The site fell into disuse after the Hussite period and survives today as a ruin open to visitors in summer.
First raised
1300
Its prime
1350
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1350
What Hazmburk looked like in its prime.
Perched on a bare rocky summit, the castle in its prime presents two dominant towers—a tall cylindrical drum keep and a high rectangular tower—rising above continuous curtain walls that enclose a compact inner bailey with adjoining service ranges. The towers are finished with crenellated parapets; timber-roofed domestic buildings sit against the inner walls. The masonry is predominantly dark grey ashlar and rubble, and the whole complex crowns the isolated hill with fields and low hills visible below.
Its story
The story of Hazmburk.
Hazmburk — Hasenburg, "Hare Castle" in German — crowns a solitary 429-metre hill above the village of Klapý in the Lower Ohře Table. A smaller first castle was built on the summit in the late thirteenth century by the Lichtenburg noble family; in 1335 Zbyněk Zajíc, a powerful aristocrat of the age of Charles IV, purchased it and made it the centre of his estates.
The stronghold was expanded in the mid-fourteenth century, and its two prominent towers and stretches of curtain wall remain the most visible survivals. The castle fell into disuse after the Hussite period and has stood as a ruin since, open to visitors in summer.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1350.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Hazmburk — including 2 interiors: inner bailey (courtyard), top of the cylindrical keep. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more rooms, more angles, and more of the place to stand in.
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Clans who held Hazmburk.
The families that held Hazmburk for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Lichtenburg
Built by the Lichtenburg noble family in the late 13th century.
Zajíc
Purchased by Zbyněk Zajíc in 1335 and made the centre of his family's estates.
