Hladomorna Krakovec is now inhabited by bats

Krakovec Castle was built on a rock promontory above the confluence of the Šípské and Krakovské brooks in Rakovnick by the Krivoklát burgrave Jíra of Roztok, probably in the years 1381 – 1383. This, at its time, a truly expensive and luxurious residence is a unique example of a transitional type between a castle and a chateau from the so-called . of Gothic mannerism. The defensive function was greatly suppressed and the building mainly fulfilled…