Top 10 Castles around okres Chomutov

"The Vitzthum family ruled the castle until 1557, when it was acquired by Bohuslav Felix Hasištějnský von Lobkowicz, who built the Renaissance Felixburg Castle below the castle in the village of Rašovice. In 1581, he achieved the castle's liberation from its feudal dependence. His son, Bohuslav Joachim Hasištejnský von Lobkowicz, sold the castle to Linhart Stampach von Stampach (-+-1609) in 1591. In 1622, his son Matthias had the estate confiscated for his participation in the Estates Revolt. In 1623, the royal chamber sold the estate to Christoph Simon von Thun, who also purchased the neighboring Klösterle estate and added Egerberg to it. The castle was left to its fate and fell into disrepair."

Information panel: History of the castle "The castle was built around 1300 by Odolen von Hustopeč. His descendants, the Lords of Egerberg, owned it until the mid-14th century. In 1352, the brothers Albrecht, Friedrich, and Dietrich von Schönburg received the castles of Püirstein and Egerberk as fiefs from the king. Before 1386, the castle was acquired by Heinrich Škopek von Dubá (-d. 1395), who extensively rebuilt it. His son, Heinrich the Younger, sold the castle to Nicholas Augustin of Prague, who probably hosted John Hus here around the turn of the year 1412/13. Nicholas soon sold the castle to Wend von Eulenburg. Around 1439, Wilhelm von Schönburg, the lord of nearby Neu Schönburg, seized the castle, captured Wend, and left him to starve to death in the cellar. Wilhelm sold the castle to the famous Hussite warrior Jakoubek of Viesovice. In 1457, the Lords of Eulenburg received the castle through a court ruling and sold it to BoS Vitzthum.

☆ The Egerberg/Egerburg castle ruins are located on the northern flank of the Duppauer Mountains. 》Free access - donations welcome

☆ Hassenstein Castle Ruins on the southern slopes of the Bohemian Ore Mountains 》80 Crowns admission per adult (as of July 25)

The abandoned settlement of Königsmühle (Königův Mlýn) is only one and a half kilometers from the village of Háj (Stolzenhain), but is shielded by a hill between them. Until their expulsion in the fall of 1946, 57 Sudeten Germans lived here in six houses, five of which were used as homes for the Fohrmann, Siegel, Giebert, Pöschl, and Siegel families. The sixth building was the mill. Grain from Bohemia was milled in Königsmühle, and the flour was then transported further to Saxony. This trade route (also for ore and timber) has sunk into the landscape about three meters deep due to centuries of heavy wagon traffic. After the end of the war, the ethnic German population was expelled from Czechoslovakia; approximately three million people were forced to flee, and around 3,000 communities, villages, and hamlets disappeared. Königsmühle is one of the few sites that can serve as a memorial to this aftermath of World War II. At the initiative of Czech cultural scientist and photographer Petr Mikšíček, the DoKrajin association has conserved the remains of the buildings, created informative display panels, and decorated the grounds with land art. The decline of Königsmühle has been halted, and the memory of its former residents is now kept alive.

You can also stay overnight and enjoy excellent food at Červený Hrádek Castle. This 18th-century Baroque complex is located on a hill on the southern slope of the Ore Mountains, nestled in a castle park. On the south-facing side of the castle is a monumental external staircase. It's well worth a visit.

The early 15th-century Sumburg Castle, also known as Schönburg Castle, near Perštejn (Pürstein) towers above the Ohře River. Past the ruins of the Meierhof, a Baroque estate, the climb is quite steep. Once at the top, you can explore the castle ruins and enjoy a fantastic panoramic view of the Ohře Valley, Kadaň, and the Kupferberg.

Nice excursion destination. Can be easily reached on foot, by bike or even with your own vintage car.