Pořešín

Classification

Château fort

Pays

Tchéquie

Région

Český Krumlov

Adresse

Pořešín 100, 38241 Kaplice - Pořešín, Česko

To the south of České Budějovice, not far from the town of Kaplice, on a high site above the Malše river, lie the extensive ruins of Pořešín Castle. The castle was founded in the second half of the 13th century as the administrative centre of the estate of Bavor II of Strakonice, which had come to him as the dowry of his wife Agnes, daughter of King Přemysl Otakar II. The Bavors exchanged Pořešín in 1317 with the knights of Vítějovice, and the new owners began to use the predicate of Pořešín. The most prominent member of the family, Markvart I of Pořešín, served in the second half of the 14th century as hofmeister to the last wife of Emperor Charles IV, Elizabeth of Pomerania. After the death of the last lord of Pořešín, the castle was seized by Oldřich II of Rosenberg during the confusion of the Hussite Wars; he had it burned and partially demolished in 1433 out of fear of Hussite raids. Since 2002 the castle has been cared for by the Hrady na Malši association, which also cares for four further castles on the Malše river — Velešín Castle, Sokolčí, Louzek, and the manor at Tichá. The castle has been receiving systematic care since 2002, and the results to date are summarised in the exhibition at the archaeological museum in the castle's outer works. The castle has become the venue for regular theatrical and musical festivals and reviews, and also a sought-after place for relaxation and recreation for families with children and individual visitors. Since 2004 the castle has formed part of the Land Route, over 250 km in length, running from Upper Austria to České Budějovice.

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