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State castle Lipnice
national culture monument
The castle of Lipnice was established around 1310 by an important Czech aristocratic family - the Lords of Lichtenburg. After them Lipnice often changed hands between various owners - always influential Czech noblemen or Czech kings (King John of Luxembourg, Jindrich of Lipa, Czech King and Roman Emperor Charles IV of Luxembourg, Lords of Landstein, family of Vartenberg, family of the Trckas of Lipa and many other).
Later Lipnice was adjusted into the form of a late gothic castle residence. After the Thirty Years' War castle was reconstructed, but it quickly lost the importance it once had, as well as its original function. The last substantial building activity related to baroque conversion of the castle chapel in the 1780's. During the following centuries, the castle gradually and uncontrollably fell into disrepair, and was used as a farming estate. In 1869 the castle burned down along with the town, and became a ruin.
The first rescue actions began in 1913, and are continuing to this day with varying intensity. In 1924, the Club of Czech Tourists bought the castle for 100 Czech Crowns from the Trautmansdorf family. From 1953 the castle has been owned by the State.
