Kašperk Castle

[2] The Kašperk Castle's first pledge holders were the second archbishop of Prague and the first Czech cardinal, Jan Očko of Vlašim.

The father and son of this house, both named Peter, oversaw a relatively peaceful time in the castle's history.

This powerful and lucrative position in the region made Zdeněk of Šternberk ambitious, and in 1465 he led an armed revolt against King George of Poděbrady.

With the castle becoming involved in the fighting, the garrison occupying it readied themselves against an onslaught by the king's forces.

Ruins situated 400 metres (1,300 ft) to the castle's east are believed to be the remains of that fortress, which today is referred to as the Deserted Fort.

[2] In July 1940, when the Donau-Zeitung referred to a folklore of three Nornen, the writer alluded to sisters who once lived at the Castle, and cheated the blind one out of her fortune.

[3] The central part of the castle consists of two residential towers and an oblong palace which was built between them.

[2] The architecture of the palace was designed to give the castle the utmost security and ability to function as a stronghold.