Czechia · Restored
Kašperk Castle
Kašperk Castle is a 14th-century hilltop stone castle above dense forest in western Bohemia, founded in 1356. It stands on a narrow rocky ridge with a long curtain wall linking a tall rectangular keep and a secondary tower, overlooking low cloud and distant rolling hills.
First raised
1356
Its prime
1356
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1356
What Kašperk Castle looked like in its prime.
Perched on a narrow rocky ridge, the castle presents a long, continuous grey-stone curtain wall linking a tall rectangular keep with a steep, pyramidal slate roof and a lower secondary tower with a gabled tile roof; the masonry is rough-faced local stone. The silhouette is linear along the ridge, with battlemented wall-tops and a compact inner bailey. Dense conifer forest falls away on the slopes below and the castle looks complete and roofed at its prime.
Its story
The story of Kašperk Castle.
Kašperk was founded in 1356 and is said to be the most highly located royal castle in Bohemia, standing at 886 metres above sea level in the kingdom's forested south-west. Its core is two residential towers linked by an oblong palace, deliberately set back from the outer walls; the tower fronts rise 30 metres without a single opening — save one bay window in the western tower — to make the stronghold harder to storm.
From 1411 to 1454 the castle was in the hands of the house of Zmrzlík of Svojšín and Orlík. In the mid-15th century it passed to the powerful Sternberg family, who held immense sway over the region. Since 1616 Kašperk has been the property of the town of Kašperské Hory, and it stands restored on its narrow rocky ridge above the forest today.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1356.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Kašperk Castle — including 1 interior: inner bailey / courtyard. 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 Kašperk Castle.
The families that held Kašperk Castle for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Zmrzlík
Held by the house of Zmrzlík of Svojšín and Orlík, 1411–1454.
Sternberg
Passed to the Sternberg family in the mid-15th century.
