the ruins of Cvilín Castle

The ruins of the medieval castle Cvilín, also called Lobenstein or Šelenburk, stand southeast of the town of Krnov on Zadní Cvilínské hill. A green marked hiking trail leads to it. The castle was built in the middle of the 13th century. In 1474, during the Czecho-Hungarian wars, it was conquered by the army of Matyáš Corvín. It was repaired at the beginning of the 16th century and then served as a hunting lodge. After the Thirty Years' War, he was…