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Helfengurk u Bavorova
12.2.2010 Zuzka / Number of presentasion: 280
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Helfenburk , Bavorov
GPS: 49° 08' 10" N
14° 00' 24" E Search route
49.1360008 49.1360008
Tel.: +420 603 844 720 / E-mail
https://www.helfenburk.estranky.cz:80/
Extensive ruins of a 14th-century Gothic castle, once belonging to the Rožmberk dynasty. The castle complex is surrounded by fortification mounds, moats, massive battlements a cannon bastions. The entry gates, a torso of a three-storey palace, a the Rožmberk insignia carved in stone have all been preserved. The cylinder-shaped tower has been converted into an observation tower, offering fine views of the Šumava mountain range.