European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Lubka Castle Bohemia s Gem Hliboki clockwise from below the Castle was built in the 13 the Century but remodeler on Many occasions the last time being in the 19th Century new from the main Gate toward the Center courtyard genuine Antlers sit on the carved head Stag in the game room. They Call it the Pearl of Southern Bohemia. Hluboky Castle sits near the town of Hluboky Nad Vltava of Hluboky on the River Vltava Village straddling the River Between Prague and the town of Cesky Bude Ovice. Each year More than 500,000 visitors make the Short trek from the town to the 13th-Century gothic Castle built in the same style As Windsor Castle in England. Seldom is anyone disappointed. Czech rulers used to have arguments with the nobility. To show their Power they founded castles monasteries and new towns. This is one reason Why both the Castle and Cesky Bude Ovice were established. King Premysl Otakar ii built the Castle in the first half of the 13th Century. In 1561, Jachym z Gradce the owner of Castle let his son Adam rebuild the Castle changing the style from gothic to Renaissance. The changes led to a Well known rebellion headed by the Village mayor. Beginning in 1598, the Malovec family owned the Castle the last czechs to claim ownership. After the Battle of White Hill in 1620, the town and Castle were confiscated and sold to a Spanish general and then to an Adolf Schwarzenber whose family ruled the area until the end of world War ii. Major rebuilding of the Castle began in 1707, with much of the Structure being redesigned. Only a gothic spire and the Walls in the residence area remained untouched. From 1840 to 1871 still More rebuilding was done under the direction of a viennese architect who gave the Castle its Windsor look. The Castle contains 141 rooms not All of which Are open to the Public. Inside Are historic weapons paintings China Glass and tapestries. Among the highlights Are the Castle Library with 12,000 books in five languages including the first editions of the French encyclopedia and works by Voltaire. Also not to be missed is the ales Art gallery located in the former Riding school. It stripes Magazine december 12, 1991