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Rabštejn nad Střelou (chateau)

The West Bohemian town of Rabštejn nad Střelou may not be so well known throughout the country, however, it lies north of Pilsen and in addition there is also a charming castle. A peculiarity is also that Rabštejn nad Střelou is historically the smallest town in the Czech Republic, which, however, currently falls under the town of Manětín.

Information for visitors

Adress: Rabštejn nad Střelou 1, Manětín
GPS: 50.04211390, 13.29235280
Rabštejn nad Střelou (chateau) map

Interesting facts Rabštejn nad Střelou (chateau)

The local castle undoubtedly dominates the whole city. It was built on the site of a former castle from the 14th century, which was built here by Oldřih Pluh. He bought the Rabštejn farm in 1321 and, in addition to it, acquired a nearby village from the Plasy monastery. He began building a castle on an inaccessible promontory of the river Střela in the early 1930s and then founded the town of Rabštejn pod Střelou under the castle, which was connected to the castle by walls, of which their torso and two round towers have been preserved to this day.

At that time, Rabštejn Castle was very important, which did not escape the attention of the then King Charles IV, who wanted to own the castle. Rabštejn thus became the property of the king and he created a manx system around him.

In 1464, Burian the Younger of Gutštejn seized the castle and the subsequent dispute over the castle caused hatred between him and King George of Poděbrady. A Carmelite monastery was built right near the castle in 1483, but its history did not last long. It was burned down during a storm of non-Catholic townspeople in 1532.

For 9 years, Rabštejn was owned by Vladislav II. and then his son Ludvík, who stopped the castle in 1518 for the Šlik family. After a fire that hit the castle in 1532, it was repaired by Lorenc Šlik and equipped with new buildings. The fact remains, however, that Rabštejn was still a royal property, and that the Šliks only had it as a pledge.

That changed in 1578, when Rudolf II. he sold the castle to Jaroslav Libštejnský of Kolovrat and Jiřík Kokořovec, so the castle was then again a free estate.

In 1665 it was bought by Jan Šebestián of Pötting, whose work was the construction of a Servite monastery near the castle. His son, František Karel, had a castle built on the site of the old castle. This happened in 1705 and from 1714 it was the seat of the Černín family, later the Kolovrat family and finally the Lažanský family, who owned the chateau until 1945. After that, the chateau was used for recreational purposes, which it still serves.

Rabštejn nad Střelou Chateau is a one-storey building, built in the Baroque style, with an attic half-floor. The façade is rather simple, decorated with folded cornices and cantilevered pilasters. From the south of the chateau complex there is a church from the second half of the 18th century, whose architect was probably A. Lurago, and to which the former Servite monastery adjoins.

Author: Andrea Štyndlová