A beautiful beech tree

Krásný Buk Castle stood about 0,5 km west of the settlement of the same name, which today is part of Krásná Lípa. Its meager remains have been preserved on an inconspicuous wooded hill that extends from the Sněžná settlement above the northern edge of the Křinice river valley and was formerly known as Zámecký Vrch. There are no records of the castle's foundation, but it was probably built in the second half of the 13th century. Its founder could be…