Discover Excitement at Landštejn Castle: Lords of Hradec Take Over
Both small and large visitors can come to see Landštejn Castle on the weekend of 23 and 24 August 2025, showcasing the incredible skills of medieval craftsmen. You will find craft workshops set up in the castle moat, along with demonstrations of woodworking, shingle making, and performances of medieval music. Plus, the castle will remain open until 21:00 during Castle Night! You’ll have the chance to explore the castle grounds on a self-guided tour in the evening.
From 9:00 to 16:30, you can also visit Landštejn to meet the falconer and his birds. Various birds of prey and owls will be available for viewing in the western castle moat, which can be entered through its own gate. You can watch them while a falconer explains their characteristics, and there will be flight demonstrations happening at random times between 1:30 and 3:30 pm in the afternoon.
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Landstejn was constructed in the early 13th century, likely by the Moravian Přemyslids, serving as a fortified structure in the region where Bohemia, Moravia, and Austria meet. With its design featuring two towers linked by a central palace, it represents a unique complex of this type in Bohemia and stands as one of three surviving Romanesque castles in the Czech Republic, as well as one of the most significant Romanesque monuments in Central Europe. It is located at the edge of dense forests, positioned on a hill above the village of Pomezí pod Landštejnem, which is 9 km from Nová Bystřice.
Throughout history, the castle has had several notable owners: the highest Prague purgrave Charles IV. Vilém of Landštejn; in 1381, the castle became part of Václav IV’s possessions and was later passed on to Konrad Krajíř of Krajk. In the 16th century, the Krajíř family expanded the castle buildings and enhanced the fortifications. In 1846, Landštejn was inherited by Baron Ferdinand Sternbach from Count Herberstein. His family managed it until 1945.
