Komorní Hrádek

Komorní Hrádek is a small village within the municipality of Chocerady in the Benešov District of the Czech Republic.

Komorní Hrádek
Village
Aerial view of the Komorní Hrádek chateau and surrounding land
Komorní Hrádek
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°51′1″N 14°47′56″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian Region
DistrictBenešov District
Area
 • Total2.58 sq mi (6.69 km2)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total101
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Komorní Hrádek, as painted by Joann Venuto in 1821

History

The first written mention of the village dates back to 1401.[1]

Landmarks

Čejchanov

Čejchanov is a ruined castle built before 1356. The castle was besieged and destroyed in 1404 by Zbyněk Zajíc of Hazmburk.[2] It has been a protected cultural monument since 1965.[3]

Chateau Komorní Hrádek

Komorní Hrádek is home to a chateau of the same name. Originally, a castle was built by Racek Kobyla of Dvorce as permitted by King Wenceslas IV on August 28, 1412. The castle was likely the replacement for the older Čejchanov (see above), only 200 meters to the west.[4]

After the death of Racek Kobyla in 1416, his widow ceded the castle to the Hussite nobleman William Kostka of Postupice in 1422.[5]

Originally constructed as a Gothic castle complete with tower and moat, it was redesigned in the 16th century as a Renaissance chateau. Some of the original masonry survives on the southern and western sides.[4] Three additional wings were added during the 17th century.[6]

References
  1. Ruzkova, Jirina; Skrabal, Josef (December 31, 2004). "Part 1". Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2005. Prague: Český statistický úřad. ISBN 80-250-1310-3. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. Durdík, Tomáš (2002). Ilustrovaná encyklopedie českých hradů. Prague: Libri. p. 207. ISBN 80-7277-003-9.
  3. Central List of Cultural Monuments of the Czech Republic. Prague: National Heritage Institute [cit. 2019-07-16]. Record ID 142214: Hrad Čejchanův Hrádek, zřícenina a archeologické stopy. Historical catalog.
  4. Durdík, Tomáš (2002). Ilustrovaná encyklopedie českých hradů. Prague: Libri. pp. 268–269. ISBN 80-7277-003-9.
  5. Šimek, Tomáš, ed. (1985). Hrady, zámky a tvrze v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku. Prague: Nakladatelství Svoboda. pp. 202–203.
  6. Poche, Emanuel (1977). Umělecké památky Čech (in Czech). 1. Academia. p. 510.
  • This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia.


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