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Above the town of Kynžvart on Hradní vrch there is the highest castle ruin in the Czech Republic – Kynžvart Castle. A yellow tourist sign will take you to it.
Kynžvart Castle
The castle was founded by King Wenceslas I and completed by his son Přemysl Otakar I. It served as a royal castle guarding the trade route between Bečov and Cheb.
Kynžvart Castle
The castle became the site of marauding knights, who undertook robbery expeditions from it.
Kynžvart Castle
In 1347 Charles IV. he conquered the castle and had it destroyed. Its restoration Charles IV. banned.
Kynžvart Castle
Part of the masonry was used in the 1980s to build Kynžvart Castle. The castle was then not restored.
Kynžvart Castle
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