RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Kypta, Jan
A1 Laval, Filip
A1 Nachtmannová, Alena
A1 Neustupný, Zdeněk
A1 Veselý, Jan
T1 Demolition and New Construction: The Origin of Krakovec Castle in the 1380s
JF Průzkumy památek
YR 2019
VO 26
IS 1
SP 3
OP 24
DO 10.56112/pp.2019.1.02
UL https://pruzkumypamatek.cz/en/artkey/prp-201901-0002.php
AB The relatively well preserved ruins of Krakovec Castle (Rakovník District) built in the first half of the 1380s is one of the crucial examples of sumptuous aristocratic residences of the pre-Hussite period. It was built by Jíra of Roztoky, one of the prominent courtiers of King Wenceslas IV. The article mainly deals with the earlier developmental stage of the castle discovered during the excavations in 2015 and 2017. The surprising findings in the courtyard uncovered fragments of cellars from an earlier residence (castle or manor) which was completely razed for construction of the new structure by Jíra of Roztoky.