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Bohušov, Bruntál distr., Moravian-Silesian Region

Medieval castle Fulštejn

(13th–17th cent.)

Remains of the Renaissance residential building form the north-east.

Remains of the Renaissance residential building form the north-east.

Photo M. Zezulová, 2015.

This medieval castle with earthwork fortification was erected on the site of a prehistoric hillfort from the Late Bronze Age. Built by Herbord I from Fulštejn, the castle became the main seat of this aristocratic family on the Moravian-Silesian border from the 13th to the mid-17th centuries. During the Bohemian-Hungarian wars at the end of the 15th century, the castle was damaged; most of the extant relics belong to the reconstruction, which followed. During the Thirty Years’ War, the caste was damaged by Swedish troops and started to fall into disrepair.

References: Plaček 1996; Kouřil – Prix – Wihoda 2000; Kozák – Prix – Zezula 2011.

Navigation point: N 50°14‘18.31“, E 17°42‘36.39“.

Remains of the Renaissance residential building form the north-east.
Remains of the Renaissance residential building form the ...
Photo M. Zezulová, 2015.
Remains of the walls of the residential quarters from the Renaissance residential building from the south-west.
Remains of the walls of the residential quarters from the...
Photo M. Zezulová, 2015.
Fulštejn Castle, entrance corridor with bridge.
Fulštejn Castle, entrance corridor with bridge.
Photo M. Zezulová, 2015.

Selected fulltext articles and reports for further reading. Complete bibliographical records are available in the Downloads section as the List of publications.