Hrádek - Kašovice - the ruins of the fortress
The ruins of a Gothic fortress founded probably in the first half of the 14th century and abandoned in the 16th century. Parts of the walls have been preserved from the residential building. In the 20th century, an avenue of larches was planted around the fortress. The first mention of the Kašovice fortress is probably from 1341, when some sources mention it as the residence of Sazema from Kašovice. Another mention of the fortress is from the time of Jan of Velhartice, who insured his wife Ofce of Opočno for her dowry with the fortress in Kašovice. It was around 1390. Then it is known that in 1428 Oldřich from Rožmberk sold part of his estate to Mr. Menhart from Hradec and that in 1565 the fortress was probably already deserted, because when the then owner, Mr. Jan Rendl from Úšava, invested in The fortress is also interesting for its location and the fact that it does not stand in the middle of the village, as is customary with these buildings, but outside it.
The Kašovice fortress is associated with a legend that is similar to the well-known fairy tale about the princess with a golden star on her forehead: From the information board near the fortress, we learn how it was recorded by František Alexander Heber:
In ancient times, there lived a powerful ruler in Šumava, whose wife had a golden star on her forehead. This woman had a daughter from her first marriage named Bozena, who also had a golden star shining on her forehead. So that no one would recognize her, she wrapped a white scarf around her forehead and smeared ashes on her face to look like a boy. Then she went on to the castle, which lay on the edge of a large forest. It was the knight's fortress of Kašovice. When she came to the kitchen, she begged the cook to allow her to work in the castle, and so it happened. Vladyka once went to a ball, probably to Sušice, and Bozena went to see him, dressed in her beautiful clothes, which she hid in the forest. Then it was the turn of the ring and at the next ball a pearl rosette. The lord then found both gifts in his food and everything was clear. He married Božena and they lived happily ever after.
The Kašovice fortress is associated with a legend that is similar to the well-known fairy tale about the princess with a golden star on her forehead: From the information board near the fortress, we learn how it was recorded by František Alexander Heber:
In ancient times, there lived a powerful ruler in Šumava, whose wife had a golden star on her forehead. This woman had a daughter from her first marriage named Bozena, who also had a golden star shining on her forehead. So that no one would recognize her, she wrapped a white scarf around her forehead and smeared ashes on her face to look like a boy. Then she went on to the castle, which lay on the edge of a large forest. It was the knight's fortress of Kašovice. When she came to the kitchen, she begged the cook to allow her to work in the castle, and so it happened. Vladyka once went to a ball, probably to Sušice, and Bozena went to see him, dressed in her beautiful clothes, which she hid in the forest. Then it was the turn of the ring and at the next ball a pearl rosette. The lord then found both gifts in his food and everything was clear. He married Božena and they lived happily ever after.
