The ruins of Castle Brustejn, sometimes also called Silberstejn or Brecstejn, can be seen at Hradecek near Trutnov. The castle was founded in the first half of the 15th century and the first records on it date back to 1455, when it was owned by the Zilvar family of Pilnikov. From the latter half of the 16th century the castle was uninhabited and is mentioned as abandoned in the 17th century. As a structural type, it was a small face wall castle. An octagonal summer house was built on the remains of the palace in 1794 and demolished in the first half of the 20th century. High walls and a cellar in the southern part have been preserved.
http://krkonose.eu/

Břecštejn Castle

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The chateau was built in 1792 on the order of Earl Alphons Aichelburg at the locality where a manor used to be.
At present, the originally classicist chateau , later rebuilt in the neo-Renaissance style, is the dominant element of the municipality. The building is a one-storey structure, with the middle face side divided by a risalit completed with a triangular gable.
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Horní Maršov Chateau

The originally romantic little castle was built above the valley of Temný Důl in memory of Count Berthold of Aichelburg, who died in 1861.
After 1883, when the domain of Maršov was purchased by Countess Aloisie Czernin-Morzinová, the castle was not maintained and in 1945 it was close to being forgotten. Thanks to the Castle Aichelburg Society, established in 1995, the little castle was renovated. It was opened to the public in 2000.
http://liberecky-kraj.cz/

Aichelburg Castle

The picturesque Renaissance chateau surrounded with a park is a natural centre of Vrchlabí.
It was built in the place of an originally Gothic fort by Kryštof Gendorf, an entrepreneur in mining industry in the mid 16th century. The chateau is surrounded by a moat with three falling bridges. The moat was filled up at the beginning of the 19th century. All four corners of the chateau have distinctive octagonal towers with onion-shaped domes. The chateau is completed with a natural landscaped park with exotic tree species and artificial lakes. There is a marked trail that will take you around the park.
As regards the interiors, only the lounge is open to the public and the other rooms area used by the City Authority. The park is open.
http://liberecky-kraj.cz/

Vrchlabí Chateau

When he died, the construction work was completed in 1582, on the order of his widow, Marie of Martinice. There were two storeys, the first was made of stone and the second was wooden, with galleries and a spiral at the top of the roof. The chateau was decorated with sgraffito and signs. During the Thirty Years War the building was seriously damaged and the upper floor was burnt out. During the repair work, the signs and the decorations were covered with plaster. In 1868 Count Jan of Harrach had the plaster removed but only a part of the former decorations were saved. In 1994 the facade was restored.
A part of the exposition in the chateau is dedicated to J. A. Komenský, who stayed there for several months before he left the country in 1628.
http://cesky-raj.info/

Horní Branná Chateau

Originally a Gothic castle built in the 13th century by the nobleman Tas, later called Tas of Vízmburk.
http://hkregion.cz/

Vízmburk Castle

Originally it was a fortress with a simple Renaissance look, which was built by Jan Stráník, whose father bought Studenec in 1584. The fortress was first mentioned in 1623, when it was bought by Albrecht von Wallenstein. Later the building was rebuilt in Baroque style with offices and flats for officials. In 1833, Charles Berger from Bergental rebuilt and extended the fort, modified the interiors and built the southwest wing in pseudo- Renaissance form. After these renovations, the chateau has remained preserved to this day.
https://czecot.com/

Studenec Chateau

The rock castle on Starozámecký vrch above Dolní Adršpach was likely established in the 2nd half of the 13th century. The first recorded owner, Hanuš of Adršpach, held the castle from 1354-1359. However, new owners, the Táboři, later began to torment residents of nearby Slezsko with marauding attacks; the owners were therefore paid off by Slezsko towns and the castle was intentionally razed. Remnants of buildings, a gate, and rock moats have survived. The castle ruins are evidence of a unique Gothic structure with remarkably arranged defence features. The accessible platform of the rear palace tower provides one of the most beautiful views of the Adršpaš rock city, Křížový vrch on the opposite side, and the surrounding landscape.
http://east-bohemia.info/

Adršpach Castle

In the 16th century, the originally Gothic castle was rebuilt in a representative Renaissance chateau. The best-known and most significant owner was Kryštof Harant of Polžice and Bezdružice (1564-1621), the famous traveller, writer and musician.
The was castle burnt in 1830 and in the course of time it was nearly ruined. At present, it is open to the public.
http://liberecky-kraj.cz/

Pecka Castle

Originally a Renaissance chateau built around 1596 by Adam Bohdanecký of Hodkov, in the 18th and 19th centuries the building underwent Baroque and pseudo-Renaissance reconstructions.
http://east-bohemia.info/

Dolní Adršpach Chateau

On a rocky promontory above the swimming pool, on the site of a fortress, stands Chvalkovice Chateau. The fortress that was mentioned in the 14th century, was built of stone and partly of wood fittings. Chvalkovice fortress belonged to the lords of Chvalkovice in the 15th century, later the lords of Hustírany.
From 1842 the castle belonged to the noble family of Schamburg-Lippe.
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