Andělská Hora Castle
Andělská Hora, originally called Engelsburg, is a castle above the village of Andělská Hora, about 7 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Karlovy Vary, in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.
The ruins of Andělská Hora Castle stands upon a rock overlooking the village of Andělská Hora which lies just below. It was founded at the turn of the 14th to the 15th century by Boreš z Rýznburk, a noblemen from the Rýznburk family, as protection for their estates. The castle was destroyed by fire during the Thirty Years' War and abandoned in the 17th century.[1]
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- ^ Di Duca, Marc Czech Republic: The Bradt Travel Guide, Bradt Travel Guides. p. 167. ISBN 1-84162-150-1
50°12′23″N 12°57′51″E / 50.20639°N 12.96417°E
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