The Šostýn Castle (originally titled Schornstein) was founded in the late 13th century (built circa 1290) by Count Henry of Hückeswagen. It is possible to see following from the former castle: uncovered bergfried´s fou­ndations, basement rooms of the palace (partially reconstructed), remains of entrance buildings and other buildings, scattered masonry and grading in the rocks and in the ground. Most massive remains of fortifications are preserved trenches and ramparts and restored castle pond. While castles Hukvaldy and Starý Jičín stand on lonely hills, the Šostýn castle is located in a relatively disadvantageous position, beneath the Pískovna hill. It could be the reason for its conquest and destruction. Well has never been at the castle and the inhabitants apparently took water from the tanker. According to custom, the water chutes led from the wooden drip flaps to the tanker, because the amount of water has always been on castles rather less than more .. The most attractive finding of the castle is considered to be the Šostýnská Venus. The statue, probably part of the decorative casket, measures 53 mm and is made of ivory. Though her face reminds mysterious Egyptian influences, it was probably a product of the 13th century, imported from the Rhineland, from where the first colonists came to this area. But how it got to the local castle, is still unknown. At the highest point of the ruins of the Šostýn castle there is the Žižka´s Linden tree, which was given its name by the Club of Czechoslovak Tourists in 1933. It was named after the alleged last holder of the Šostýn castle, who belonged to the Moravian Hussite nobility. The linden´s age is about 200 – 250 years.

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