Cheb - September 2006

(Cheb Region) Built in the first half of the 12th century for the lords of Vohburg, Cheb Castle overlooks the River Ohre. It was established in the town of the same name on the site of a former fort, which at the time belonged to Bavaria. In the mid 1160s, Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa had the castle rebuilt. One hundred years later, the area ones again formed part of Bohemia and Cheb became a royal castle. Its Black Tower? place with compound windows and, above all, the single story Chapel of St.Erhart and Ursula remain from the Roman Construction. Having been altered into a Baroque fortress, it was subsequently destroyed by the French army and its ruins have been deteriorating ever since.