KONOPIŠTE CASTLE

We go by train to Konopiště castle, which can boast that it is guarded by bears in the castle moat. Konopiště Castle was originally a castle. In the 13th century, the lords of Benešov built a fortress. The castle got its name from the fields around the castle where hemp was grown. In the 14th century, Konopiště was acquired by the Šternberk family, several owners began to change here. In the 17th century, the Hoděj family bought the castle,…