Český Krumlov Castle

[1][2] The earliest documented reference to the castle is from 1253, marking it as the residence of the noble Witiko of Prčice from the Vítkovci family.

After the death of Hans Ulrich's son, Johann Anton I von Eggenberg, the castle was administered for the period between 1649 and 1664 by his widow, Anna Maria.

[3] The entire area was declared a national monument in 1989 and in 1992 it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The eastern and northern wing of the irregular large courtyard of the Lower Castle consists of a burgrave's house from 1578.

To the west are the castle gardens in the late baroque style with a cascade fountain from the middle of the 18th century.