Bělá Castle

[1] The castle of Bělá was built between 1313 and 1315 by Racek, a member of the influential Czech house of Hroznata.

The Hroznatas held Bělá until 1415, when they sold it to Neustup and Bavor of Švamberk.

The original heavily fortified castle was rebuilt to a chateau sometimes towards the end of the 16th century, while owned by the family of Markvarts of Hrádek.

At that time, the castle had a prominent guest—Kryštof Harant stayed there before he started his journey to the Holy Land.

Around 1785, the local people were allowed to take the castle apart and use the stones to build their own houses.