Old Herstein

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The ruins of the castle are located in a nature reserve with the similar name "Starý hirštejn". The castle existed roughly from 1272 (first written mention) to 1510, when it was demolished. Its purpose was to protect the land road that led from Horšovské Týn through Poběžovice to Bavaria. In modern times, the ruin was not freely accessible to the public, it served as a military observation point of the airspace on…
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The ruins of Starý Herštejn castle

Old Herstein

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Stary Herstejn 7 (Jik jik, cc-by-sa-3.0)

Starý Herštejn - nature reserve

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to the Bohemian Forest (or Bear Mountains?) retro 2007

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