By the Lobkowicz estate

Already from the second half of the 15th century, the local region was the domain of the noble Lobkowicz family. That region is the area around Vysoké Chlumec in Sedlčany. In 1474, Anna Švihovská, the widow of Jan Popel from Lobkowicz, bought the local castle and the adjacent estate. The Lobkowicz family managed the castle and estate for more than 500 years, except for the period of the Second World War, when it was confiscated by the protectorate authorities and the period of government...