Bítov

Bítov Castle rises on a steep promontory above the winding Želetavka in southern Moravia. A fortified Přemyslid settlement stood here in the eleventh century, and in the first half of the thirteenth century it was rebuilt as a Gothic castle guarding the southern frontier. Later lords of Bítov strengthened its defences and occupied it for centuries. The castle was remodelled in Baroque style and, after passing to the counts of Daun, underwent further changes in the early nineteenth century.