The article presents results of research carried out in 2018 at Lipienek and Starogród Castles. New plans were created for Lipienek Castle based on geodetic measurement; research confirmed the existence of wood-clay fortifications on the site of the later castle. In Starogród, the ...

The article characterizes castle building development in Prussia (primarily commanders’ castles) from about 1280, when political stabilization and state development created the grounds for advancements in monumental architecture. The model of a typical castell was modified in the Teutonic state, ...

The correct origin of the name of the brothers Anselm and Předbor of Ronov, prominent men of the court of Duke Jan Zhořelecký, was determined nearly thirty years ago. Despite this fact, the erroneous link the Ronov Castle near Stvolínky (District of Česká Lípa) still surv...

The paper focuses on the issue of two abandoned fortresses known as Machovice in close proximity to Čejkovice (District of České Budějovice). While the fortress situated to the south was abandoned at the beginning of the Thirty Years’ War, the fortress located to the north...

The residential towers of aristocratic castles, which until to date have survived mostly in torsion form, are an interesting chapter of medieval architecture. The detailed reconnaissance of the preserved bricks structures of these buildings can be of key importance to understanding the ...

The paper deals with the evaluation of an extensive collection of archeological finds acquired during rescue research of the Rabštejnek Castle (District of Chrudim) that have been taking place since 2013 within the project to stabilize and conserve the castle area in cooperation wi...