Czechia · Restored
Silesian Ostrava Castle
Silesian Ostrava Castle is a Gothic castle in Slezská Ostrava, Czechia, built around 1290 and rebuilt as a Renaissance residence in the 16th century. It occupies a low rise near the confluence of the Lučina and Ostravice rivers and today has been restored and used for cultural events.
First raised
1300
Its prime
1534
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1534
What Silesian Ostrava Castle looked like in its prime.
Compact castle complex dominated by a tall, square keep with smooth white-plastered walls and a steep red-tiled hipped roof; small rectangular windows and a single high oval oculus puncture the tower face. A long attached residential range with a continuous red-tiled roof and exposed stone plinth runs from the tower, enclosing a modest cobbled inner courtyard reached through a central arched gatehouse. Mature trees and a slight rise place the castle above the nearby river confluence.
Its story
The story of Silesian Ostrava Castle.
Silesian Ostrava Castle was built in 1290 by Duke Mieszko I of Cieszyn on the border between the Duchy of Cieszyn and Moravia, near the confluence of the Lučina and Ostravice rivers. In 1534 the Gothic castle was rebuilt as a Renaissance residence.
The castle burned down in 1872 and was subsequently rebuilt. Coal mining beneath it caused many years of dilapidation, repaired only in 2004; the restored castle hosted the Colours of Ostrava festival until 2012 and remains in use for cultural events.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1534.
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