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Seeberg Castle is located in Ostroh, a district of Poustka, and is surrounded on three sides by the Slatinný potok stream. The complex combines a Romanesque and Gothic palas with a Renaissance wing and an arcade gallery.

Culture and History

Seeberg Castle dates from the end of the 12th century. Visitors to the castle can see large 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 and a Hussar cross from the time of the Seven Years’ War. In summer, a traditional historical fair and the wine festival regularly bring the castle to life; the wine festival was held for the first time in 2015.

St. Wolfgang Church 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.

Local References

A restored dovecote, built in 1908, stands on an old, partially maintained farm in Poustka. The church “Bad Brambach, St. Michaelis” is located in the vicinity of Poustka.

Landscape and Trails

The hill “Jedlovský kopec [Poustka u Františkových Lázní]” is located in the immediate vicinity of Poustka. The mountains Brunnenberg, Pfaffenberg, and Rabenberg lie in the wider regional surroundings of Poustka.

The educational trail around Seeberg Castle presents the history, settlement of the area surrounding the castle, and development of traditional crafts. Ekofarma Seeberg is a stop along the educational trail; there, children can enter the animal enclosures and, for example, feed sheep or llamas.

Additional Local References

The wider regional surroundings of Poustka also include the Erika Fuchs House Museum for Comic and Language Art, the “Center of Europe” monument, and the “Zwota, Kirche” church.

More local pages: Asch, Wilkowitz, Liebenstein, Lindenhau, Scheibenreuth, Trebendorf, Marienbad, Neukirchen.

To the main travel overview: Eger District.