Remains of Dolní Bělá Castle - ruined bastion

            Formerly a gothique castle built over the eponymous village, a rather simple fortress which was extended in later centuries, and unlike most old stone castles survived the medieval times. Founded around 1315, it was soon upgraded in late gothique style with advanced defenses against the then emerging artillery. The bailey was covered by a massive earth wall with bastions, which completely covered it against possible artillery fire from a nearby hill, and carried many guns to counter the enemy. This sort of heavy fortifications are rather rare in central Europe, and the castle most possibly survived the 15th Century wars due to them. There is a partially surviving stone bastion, which secured the north-west corner of the bailey. It was rebuilt into a renaissance chateau in 1584, but retained its fortifications, it survived the Thirty years war but the county was badly damaged. A financial report from 1659 describes it as dilapidated and only partially habitable. The indebted manor was sold to the Plasy monastery in 1757, the contract mentioned the chateau as a shack falling apart. The monks did not care about the buldings, after 1785 the villagers got permission to disassemble everything for their own needs, and in 1826 only a dissolving ruin is mentioned. Today almost everything is gone, only terrain traces remain, the ruins are mostly interesting for historians due to it´s rare and unique fortification system.
   

Taken on: May 11, 2024

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