Kost Castle - large Gothic castle from 1349
Kost Castle - large Gothic castle is located in the Jicin (Jičín) District of the Czech Republic. Kost is "bone" in Enhlish - as hard as bone. In Northern Bohemia specifically the region Bohemian Paradise lies Kost Castle, first proposed by Benes von Wartenberg in 1349 as a possible construction site It was completed by his son Peter von Wartenberg and since then it has not been changed and is still in good repair. The castle is known for its so called White tower. In about 1414 the family of Zajíc von Hasenburg moved there later the family of Schellenberg 1497 - 1524. Lobkowicz till 1576 and others in this time some more buildings were built near the castle and joined to it. Unlike most other castles in Bohemia it does not lie on a hill but on a spit between two brooks. Another peculiarity is the tower which has a trapezoid like ground plan. Like in some other cases the reason was that if an artillery shell was fired it would not hit the wall at a right angle the angle of greatest possible damage.
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Location: Kost castle, Jicin, Czech republic, Bohemia, Europe
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