Raborsch Fortress Locations

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The first written mention of Raborsch appears in 1362. At that time, the adjacent village belonged to Mikuláš Velkuš, a townsman from Kuttenberg, who sold it to Mikuláš Wonderbute between 1386-1389.
The rapid change of owners is characteristic of the fortress, even to this day: after his death it passed to King Wenceslas IV, from whom it was acquired by another Kuttenberg burgher, Martin Oderin.
In 1402, the fortress and the village were burnt down by King Sigismund of Hungary during the siege of Kuttenberg. The remains of the fortress continued to change hands during the 15th century until they came under the administration of King George of Podiebrad and from there to the captain of Kolin, Jan Hrabaň, at Přerubnice. The list of subsequent owners is extensive.
Today the fortress (rebuilt into a castle) is privately owned. Only part of the masonry of the south-east corner and one room with a ribbed vaulting have been preserved from the original Gothic building.

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