Mladá Boleslav Castle, Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic

Mladá Boleslav Castle, originally built in the first half of the 14th century, has gone through many development stages. Despite the Renaissance castle and the period of devastation after the Thirty Years' War, the army took over the building for 200 years and converted it into a barracks. Between 1940 and 1943, Jews from the wider Boleslav area were interned here. Today it is the seat of the Museum of Mladá Boleslav and Archive.

The castle was used as a seat of castle wardens and later clerks serving the nobility and the nobility itself.

After the Thirty Years’ War, the castle became the property of the town and decayed significantly. In the mid-18th century, the entire building was reconstructed to serve as army barracks and was used by the army until 1953. After this, the castle served as a textile warehouse until 1972.

The Museum of the Mladá Boleslav region currently operates in the castle.

Trencín Castle

Trenčín Castle is relatively large renovated castle, towering on a steep limestone cliff directly above the city of Trenčín. It is a dominant feature not only of Trenčín, but also of the entire Považie region. The castle is a national monument.

History of the castle cliff dates back to the Roman Empire, what is proved by the inscription on the castle cliff proclaiming the victory of Roman legion against Germans in the year 179.

Today’s castle was probably built on the hill-fort. The first proven building on the hill was the Great Moravian rotunda from the 9th century and later there was a stone residential tower, which served to protect the Kingdom of Hungary and the western border. In the late 13th century the castle became a property of Palatine Matúš Csák, who became Mr. of Váh and Tatras.

Matúš Csák of Trenčín built a tower, still known as Matthew’s, which is a dominant determinant of the whole building.

Serge “GIDDA Praha” (3 years ago)
?

Karsten B. (3 years ago)
Unfortunately, museums are currently closed

Nataliia Lytovchenko (4 years ago)
Very nice city and fantastic castle!

TH3 TR/\V1R (5 years ago)
Great castle area in the center of Mlada Boleslav, good to roam around with a museum nearby.

Dmitry Stoletoff (5 years ago)
not work, will open 28 feb

Mladá Boleslav Castle

Address

Details

Rating

Interesting Sites Nearby

User Reviews

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Exploring the History of Northern Poland

Discovering Slovenia's Historic Wonders

Historical Gems of Costa Verde

Historic Site of the week

Trencín Castle