Klenová Castle

Klenová castle (Czech: Hrad a zámek Klenová) is a large castle located in southwest Bohemia near the town of Klatovy.

Only ruins remain from the original castle but buildings of a new chateau were added in the 19th century.

Klenová castle was built in 1291 as a part of the frontier defence system.

Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic, a writer and musician from the nobility, was born here in 1564.

Between the 17th and 18th centuries the castle fell in ruins but it was reconstructed between 1832 and 1838.