Castle Střekov, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic from Travel with Iva Jasp...

Castle Střekov, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic from Travel with Iva Jasperson



Hello everyone...

Střekov Castle was built in 1316 for John of Luxembourg, the father of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, to guard an important trade route to Germany. After changing hands several times, the castle was acquired by the Lobkowicz family in 1563. Its strategic importance led to occupations by Imperial Habsburg, Saxon, and Swedish forces during the Thirty Years' War, as well as successive sieges by Austrian and Prussian armies during the Seven Years' War. Although Střekov Castle was heavily damaged during those conflicts and abandoned as a military installation by the end of the 18th century, the 1800s saw many poets and artists visiting the castle, drawn by a new trend of interest in romantic ruins. Goethe declared the view from the castle's position above the Elbe to be the most beautiful in Central Europe, while Richard Wagner's opera Tannhäuser was supposedly inspired by his visit to Strěkov. The castle was confiscated by the Nazi regime and later the Communist government, but was restituted to the Lobkowicz family in the early 1990s.



info from Wikipedia

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Subscribe to my Youtube channel  "Iva Jasperson" and be ready for my videos I post every week of new projects, beautiful places from my travels and videos of games I play.



Thank you for watching !!!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ivanka's little treasures



WHERE TO BUY ITEMS I SELL:

Ivanka's little treasures: http://www.ivankaslittletreasures.com

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Ivcas

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Follow me:

FB: Travel with Iva Jasperson

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travelwithivajasperson/?hl=en

Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeJuMGDVqeV5ns5GL-df-uw

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ivajasperson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/IvaJasperson

Instagram: http://instagram.com/ivankaslittletreasures/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jewelry-Art-Soap-Candles-and-Home-Decor/133275343511070?ref=hl

Blog: http://ivankaslittletreasure.blogspot.com/

Google+: https://plus.google.com/115551380358798979922/posts

Tumblr: ivajasperson.tumblr.com

Black & White Design: http://ivankas.wix.com/blackandwhitedesign

E-mail: ivankaslittletreasures@gmail.com