Milada Look-Out - Tremošnice, Czech Republic
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N 49° 52.767 E 015° 35.182
33U E 542128 N 5525391
Milada Look-Out Tower in the Lichnice castle premises
Waymark Code: WM105NW
Location: Pardubický kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/03/2019
Views: 17
The ruins of the Lichnice Castle (also: Lichtenburk Castle) are on the edge of the Iron Mountain near the village of Podhradí, in the municipality of Tremošnice.
The castle was probably a constructed as a royal base in the first half of the 13th century. It was first mentioned in 1261, when it was in possession of Smil of Ronow, who called himself Smil of Lichtenburg and thereby created the von Lichtenburg family.
The castle lost its importance at the end of the 16th Century and the fortifications were dismantled. By 1700, it was already described as a ruin.
In 2017, a steel lookout tower was built in the rest of the north tower.
Characteristics of the tower:
- Height of tower: 10 m
- Height observation gallery: 8.6 m
- Number of steps: 15+48
- Altitude: 504 m.a.s.l.
- Opening of tower:
- Architect: Ing. J. Pechman
Height of Look-Out Tower in feet: 32.00
Difficulty: 
Opening times and fees:
accordind visitor hours od Lichnice Castle -> https://www.tremosnice.cz/volny-cas/lichnice/
Parking Area: N 49° 52.818 E 015° 35.249
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