- Type
- Castle
- Origins
- 13th century per Wikidata: founding, first mention or construction
- Style
- Neoclassical architecture
- Visiting
- probably – Wikidata lists it as a museum or gives tickets, opening hours or visitor numbers; check before you go
- Coordinates
- 50.8461°, 14.8762°
History
The castle was probably built in the 13th century as a fortress guarding the road from Bohemia into Lusatia; its name is thought to derive from the Hrabišic family. From the late 13th century it belonged for nearly three hundred years to the lords of Donín, who ran extensive estates from here. In 1562 it was bought by the imperial vice-chancellor Jiří Mehl of Střelice, who turned it into a Renaissance residence. Later owners included the Gallas and Clam-Gallas families. After the Second World War the army took it over and left it in poor condition; since the 1990s it has been gradually restored.
What to see
On a rocky spur above the village of Chotyně stand the buildings of the upper and lower castle, with a lookout tower giving views of the Jizera Mountains, Ještěd and the Polish town of Bogatynia. Its greatest treasure is the chapel of St Barbara with 16th-century wall paintings. Guided routes lead through restored Renaissance and 19th-century interiors.
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