Kokořín Castle

It was heavily damaged during the Hussite Wars and stood in ruins until the reconstruction campaign of 1911–1918.

The Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area takes its name from this castle.

[1] Its fate was made even worse by the decision of Emperor Ferdinand II to classify it among the so-called cursed castles, i.e. castles that were not allowed to be maintained, because otherwise, thanks to their advantageous location, they could threaten the monarch's power.

In 1894, the Prague businessman Václav Špaček bought the ruins, and his son Jan had it reconstructed in neo-Gothic style before the First World War.

In the years 1911–1916, the castle was modified to its present form by the architect Eduard Sochor according to the instructions of August Sedláček and Čeněk Zíbrt.