Strekov - September 2006

(Usti nad Labem Region) Pesik of Veitmile was appointed to construct the castle by King John of Luxembourg, who also bestowed it on him as fiefdom in 1319. Its last owners - the Lobkowicz family - had the castle markedly rebuilt and extended from 1564. During the Thirty Years War, the castle was plundered by the Swedes and lay abound from the 17th century. Many artists were inspired by it, for instance R.Wagner composed his opera Tannhauser there in 1842. Martin Lobkowicz is the present owner.