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Medieval Castle Investigated in Czech Republic LIBOŠOVICE, CZECH REPUBLIC— Radio Prague International reports that archaeologists have uncovered traces of a large tower that once stood at the site of Kost Castle. Located in the “Bohemian Paradise” region in the western Czech Republic, the presence of the tower suggests a massive castle stood on the site before Count Beneš of Vartenberk first built a wooden and stone structure there in 1349. “We suspected that there was a fortif...

Photo: Kateřina Kohoutová, Czech Radio Kost Castle, among the crown architectural jewels of the Český ráj (“Bohemian Paradise”) region, has revealed a number of treasures recently. Until just last year, it was believed that Count Beneš of Vartemberk had built the Gothic castle a full century later. The discovery of the older tower came during an ongoing major restoration, came as a surprise in part due to its size, castellan Jan Macháček told Czech Radio, noting that there is still ...