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In Ostroh, a district of Poustka, Seeberg Castle is located in a place surrounded on three sides by the Slatinný potok stream.
Culture and History
Seeberg Castle in Poustka dates back to the end of the 12th century. Its architectural complex combines a Romanesque and Gothic palas with a Renaissance wing and an arcaded gallery. Visitors can see extensive exhibitions on the history of the castle, the Black Kitchen, and the theme “The Life of a Porcelain Cup.”
In the surroundings of Seeberg Castle in Ostroh, a district of Poustka, there is a chapel at a spring dating from 1712. A Hussar cross from the time of the Seven Years’ War also stands there. In summer, a traditional historical fair and the wine festival regularly bring the Seeberg Castle to life; the wine festival was first held in 2015.
The Church of St. Wolfgang on Seeberg was built between 1470 and 1478 in the Late Gothic style and remodeled in the Baroque style in 1721. It is a single-nave building without a tower, with a polygonal-ended presbytery. A restored dovecote, built in 1908, also stands on an old, partially maintained farm in Poustka.
Surroundings
The Church “Bad Brambach, St. Michaelis” is located in the surroundings of Poustka. The hill “Jedlovský kopec [Poustka u Františkových Lázní]” lies in the immediate vicinity of Poustka. The mountains Brunnenberg, Pfaffenberg, and Rabenberg are located in the wider regional surroundings.
Further Insights
Also located in the wider regional surroundings of Poustka are the Erika Fuchs House Museum for Comic and Language Art, the “Center of Europe” monument, and the church “Zwota, Kirche.”
The educational trail around Seeberg Castle presents the history, settlement of the castle surroundings, and development of traditional crafts. Ekofarma Seeberg is a stop along the educational trail where children can enter the animal enclosures and, for example, feed sheep or llamas.
More local pages: Scheibenreuth, Lindenhau, Fleißen, Mühlbach, Voitersreuth, Neuberg, Skalka U Chebu, Cetnov
To the main travel overview: Eger District.
