Falkenštejn Castle
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Jetřichovice
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in the Ústí nad Labem Region
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The castle was built probably during 13th century. First written mention from 1395 appears in the chronicle of nearby town Česká Kamenice
Ceská Kamenice
Česká Kamenice is a town in Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has cca 5,500 inhabitants.Following villages are administrative parts of Česká Kamenice: Pekelský Důl, Dolní Kamenice, Filipov, Huníkov, Horní Kamenice, Kamenická Nová Víska, Kerhartice and Líska.Česká Kamenice became the...
. The castle had changed hand several times. No mention exists that it was ever conquered. Falkenštejn was abandoned during 15th century.
The small castle was situated on the top of very hard to access sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
rock - a ladder was needed to climb into it. The buildings were made of wood. Well was not available, instead deep water tank was used.
In 1825 the place was cleared to make it accessible for the tourists. It is freely opened but it takes effort to get into the castle itself.
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