Prácheň

Prácheň crowns a hill above the Otava near Horažďovice in southwestern Bohemia. An early medieval fortified settlement here served as an administrative centre of the Přemyslid rulers and gave its name to the wider district of Prácheňsko. A castle was built over part of the old stronghold in the later thirteenth century, with towers, walls and a central keep. The nearby Church of Saint Clement also dates from that century. The castle fell into ruin in the sixteenth century.