Hasištejn Castle

Hasištejn (German: Burg Hassenstein) is a ruined medieval castle in Bohemia, the Czech Republic. It is situated near Kadaň, Klášterec nad Ohří and Chomutov.

The castle, first mentioned in Maiestas Carolina, was probably founded by Friedrich of Schönburg to guard the way from Prague to Saxony. The castle was seized by Václav IV of Luxembourg in the early 15th century and given to Nicholas of Lobkowicz.

The most renowned inhabitant of the castle was Bohuslav Hasištejnský z Lobkovic, a poet and traveller who was born in Hassenstein and lived there permanently from 1503 to his death, in 1510. He gathered a huge library (comprising more than 650 volumes) in the castle, resulting in many scholars and humanists visiting Hasištejn Castle to borrow his books. Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon were among his visitors.

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Hasištejn Castle zajmuje 2964. miejsce na 3812 w rankingu rozpoznawalności zamków tego atlasu i 73. wśród 132 obiektów w Czechach. Powstał w 1340 i jest starszy niż 62% datowanych obiektów atlasu — jeden z 257 obiektów atlasu powstałych w XIV wiek. Zobacz w statystykach zamków, jak wypada Czechy.

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