📜 Ruins of a 14th-century Gothic castle, a cultural monument near Liberec.
🔍 Features remnants of towers, walls, and a unique gondola ferry across the Nisa river.
🏰 Explore medieval Gothic castle ruins
🏞️ Enjoy picturesque nature and scenic views
🚶♀️ Walk along the educational mining trail
🚲 Connects to the Odra-Nisa cycling path
🛶 Experience the unique gondola ferry (transbordér) across the Nisa river – the only one in Czechia!
👨👩👧👦 Suitable for children
🆓 Free entry and year-round access
✨ See the results of successful conservation efforts
⚠️ Not directly visible or accessible from the main road
🚶♀️ Requires a walk from Machnín center along a marked trail
📍 Start from Machnín center and follow the yellow marked trail
🚴♀️ The trail is also part of the Odra-Nisa cycling path, following the romantic meanders of the Lužická Nisa river
🏗️ Hrad Hamrštejn was listed among the most endangered cultural heritage sites in the Czech Republic in 2008.
🛠️ A comprehensive stabilization and conservation project was carried out between 2010 and 2011, focusing on the northern tower.
🔒 These efforts preserved its authenticity and cultural values, ensuring safe access for visitors.
👑 Founded in the first third of the 14th century, likely by the Lords of Bibrštejn, serving as an fortified seat and administrative center.
⚔️ Played a role in the Hussite Wars, captured in 1433, and later destroyed by the Lusatians in 1455.
🚫 By 1558, it was already listed as deserted, marking its decline in the first half of the 16th century.
🏛️ Městské informační centrum Liberec
🌳 The land is owned by Lesy ČR, s.p.