Liběhrad

Libčice nad Vltavou, Czechia, Czech Republic (Czechia)

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Liběhrad is a castle ruin located on a high rock above the Vltava River on the northern edge of Libčice nad Vltavou in Czechia.

The castle dates back to the 13th or 14th century, with its first written mention in 1532. It was likely built by the Zbraslav Monastery to protect its local holdings, but the involvement of local nobility is also possible. The castle was small and designed as a single irregular quadrangle, with a steep slope on one side and a moat on the other. It was abandoned and fell into ruin likely by the late 14th century or during the Hussite Wars.

In the 19th century, construction of the Prague–Děčín railway severely damaged part of the castle ruins as the rock was quarried for the railway embankment. Today, only fragments of walls and earthworks remain, with the site carrying legendary associations, including a tale that the castle was founded by the mythical Princess Libuše.