Ruins of castle by F. A. Heber - Stary Rybnik, Czech Republic
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N 50° 09.677 E 012° 21.244
33U E 311020 N 5559915
The ruins of Stary Rybnik castle.
Waymark Code: WMN1BH
Location: Karlovarský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/06/2014
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The ruins of Starý Rybník castle are located on a tiny rocky ridge between two ponds at the village of Starý Rybník in the district of Cheb. The castle was probably founded sometime during later part of the 14th century.
The castle had remained unchanged and had been probably inhabited until a fire in 1792 when a part of the castle became a ruin. Nonetheless, the entrance building had remained in use up to the early 20th century when it was abandoned and gradually tumbled down.
About painting
The author this painting is František Alexandr Heber (
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F. A. Heber was a merchant and amateur historian, author of heptamerous book
'Böhmens Burgen, Vesten und Bergschlösser' in which first systematically described and documented Czech castles and fortresses.
The picture shows south-west part of Stary Rybnik castle. You can find in book Cas hradu v Cechách (
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