Buhlovsky Castle
   Photo: Castle Buhlovsky

Inaccessible Moravian Buchlov Castle, built on a hill above the village Buchlovice, originally belonged to the Czech crown. On it the first time we learn from the chronicles of the XIII century. Unfortunately, no evidence of the history of its construction has been preserved, which is quite surprising, because we are talking about the royal fortress. We only know that it was built on the hills Hrshiby for the protection of the state border from the raids of the Hungarians. Initially, the building was small. She performed in the Romanesque style. With the use of lock him finish building, reconstructed until it turned into a great fortified, a large fortress.

For several centuries, the Czech kings passed his castle rental faithful vassals who are not sitting idly by, and supplement and reinforce the palace complex. For example, in 1280-ies there was built a chapel, which miraculously resembled a chapel of the Sainte-Chapelle in the glorious city of Paris. As every respectable castle just had to have a knight's hall where feasts were held, is in such a room Buhlovskom castle was built. It happened in the XV century.

Castle actively resisted the attacks of the Hussites, then gathered the faithful supporters of the king, who were planning military operations against the enemy army.

Castle Buchlov ceased to be a royal to 1518. At first he went to the Žerotín noble family, and after the family of Berthold, who owned it until 1945, when all the property of the nobility was confiscated by the state.

Nowadays, the castle can be visited to see the rich library, a large collection of paintings, antique interiors.

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