Jeseníky Mountains - Ruins (16)
Jeseníky Mountains
The Jeseníky Mountains are the large sierras in the northern part of Moravia on the border of the Czech Republic and Poland. Due to their proportions, they are further subdivided into the Rychlebské Mountains, Kralický Sněžník Mountain, Hrubý Jeseník Mountains, Nízký Jeseník Upland, and their piedmont plains. The Praděd Mountain (1,632 yards / 1,492 meters ASL) is the Jeseníky Mountains highest peak. There are indeed a number of thousand-meter-high mountains in the area, e.g. the
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Koberštejn
The ruin is situated on a hill of the Zámecká mountain about 9 kilometers east from Jeseník. The castle is placed on a hill above the sea. The history of the castle is full of secrets and mysteries. It was probably built in ...more info -
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Ruin Fürstenwalde
The castle Fürstenwalde was situated on Zámecký hill over the confluence of Střední and Bílá Opava, about 854 meters above the sea level, above todays Vrbno pod Pradědem. Today we can see here only rests of walls. The ...more info -
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Ruin Brníčko
The ruin is situated not far from villages as Sudkova, Postřelmova and Lesnice. The castle was founded probably in the first half of the 14th century. It was an impregnable fortress but since the 16th century it has been ...more info -
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Kaltenštejn
The ruin is situated on a hill about 9 kilometers north from Jeseník. We do not know exactly when the castle was built, but first notes about it come from 1296. The castle had in its 300 years long history many owners, the last ...more info -
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