Remains of Pravda Castle can be found on the hill above village Pnětluky in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. The name literally means as the truth.
The first document to mention Pravda was written in 1380. Today's castle was built probably during second half of 15th century on top of prehistoric fortification. At time of construction it was very modern and strong fortress. During 16th century importance of the castle diminished resulting in its abandonment.
In modern times, it became a target for tourists and a place of meetings and festivals. During the last century, the castle's structure has deteriorated significantly. Attempts are being made to stabilize it.
Pravda Castle History (http://ou.pnetluky.sweb.cz/)
True castle belongs among those objects whose origins and much of the history of the veil of silence surrounded with historical reports. The castle, as we know it from its present form, can certainly unite the construction activities of the Lords of Kolovrat 2nd mid-15th century. This noble family erhu silver-red eagle on a blue field, has settled on the 14th Louny century during the reign of Charles IV. The first known member, Albrecht Kolovrat, is remembered as the year 1348 Kadaň purkabí and in 1352 obtained permission from the king to establish Ročov town, not far from truth. During his life palřil significant royal officials. When he died, leaving him five sons. who formed a separate branch of a large family. Louny are significant for two of them - from Novohradští Kolovral (according to New Castle in Jimlín) and Mašťovští of Kolovraty. Ancestor mašťovských Kolovrats Herbort owned early 15th century family residence on Ročov. His son, Benes called Bastard, took Ročov before 1432 and acquired the estate pnětlucké the villages and fortresses. The Benes then from 1454 he held the Mašťov with him the name of this branch of the family. He himself was a major factor in his time and served as governor of the region Saaz. In all probability, just as his life was vyhudován True castle in its current form. For the fact of today's castle soon after the mid-15th century suggests that the original fort was established in Kolovrats Pnětlukách, about which there is a 1456 report as a desert fortress. After the death of Mr. Benes in 1473 the lord of the castle and estate by his son John. Then sold the truth of other goods consisting of fortresses, Justice and Ročov town, village and forts and villages Pnětluky Líšťany, Lipno, Břínkov, Kroučová, Konetopy, Markvarec and Wolf Děpold of Lobkowicz. Then the owner's son George, after his death hylo was divided among his sons. Ročov and Truth won Litvin of Lobkowicz. Later joined the younger William Lobkowicz estates divickému for Truth, which he owned. 1681 passed divické selling goods in the hands of owners citolibského estate, hrabatúm of Schútzen and Leopoldsheim citolibského goods and within the Truth in 1802 gaining Schwarzenberg. In the property remains true until the 20th century.
As an aristocratic residence has lost its importance during the 16th century, the romantic ruins from the late 18th century to become veřejnosli visits. In the last two hundred years the castle ruins serve as a place of political and social gathering, held here's celebration and amateur theatrical performances. In recent decades, became a castle in addition to tourists and visitors to tramp groups. Soft cretaceous marly limestone rock from which the castle is built, unfortunately subject to considerable weathering and comparison with the current state of historical descriptions, drawings and photographs of the oldest shows you how much the castle's construction of the first half of the 19th century, disappeared or were severely damaged and both the volume htnoty ruins constantly diminishing. This process is negatively accelerated and aggressive acid rain, and now our great destrukcím occurred in quite recent times. In order to stabilize the condition of the castle, and this important monument been preserved for future generations, as there are today under the auspices of the Regional Museum in Louny group of volunteer workers. So true, unfortunately, are among the lucky few in number castles, which gets much potřehné and intermediate care and minor maintenance.