Kunětická hora

Our route leads to the dominant feature of eastern Polabí, Kunětická hora, which is located approx. 7 km from the center of Pardubice and approx. 15 km from the center of Hradec Králové. The history of the castle, which was founded by the leader of the Orebits, Diviš Bořek from Miletínek, on a lonely hillock, dates back to the Hussite era, to the years 1421-23. During the time of the Pernštejn family, the castle was significantly rebuilt in Gothic style in the period from the end of the 15th century to the middle of the 16th century,…