Tepenec Castle

Tepenec Castle (German: Burg Twingenberg, aka Karlsburg[1]) is a former castle in the vicinity of Jívová in Moravia, Czech Republic. The castle was built by Emperor Charles IV between 1340 and 1346. It stood in the Bělkovic valley, 4 km east of Sternberg in Moravia. Charles named it Twingenberg after an eponymous castle in Luxembourg. The castle was destroyed in 1391.

References

  1. ↑ Tepenec-hrad, turistika.cz (Czech)

Coordinates: 49°42′10″N 17°21′39″E / 49.7028°N 17.3608°E / 49.7028; 17.3608

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