Jon Searles' photos with the keyword: Hrad

Hrad Pecka is the castle for the small town of Pecka. Notice the red soil in the fields. That's typical for this region of Bohemia, Kralovehradeckem Kraj, and rarely found anywhere else in the world, at least according to my Czech travelling companions. The town dates back at least to 1322, although I was unable to locate much historical information except for here: www.obec-pecka.cz/page_uk.php?p=uvod

Here's an alternate shot of the castle ruins with what I think are semi-interesting shadows on the ground. :-)

Dating to the early 14th Century, in 1830 Hrad Pecka was destroyed by fire. It was never of national significance, but for a time it was home to Christopher (Krystof) Harant of Polzice and Bezdruzice (1564 – 1621), a significant renaissance nobleman, traveller, musician, writer and politician, according to the castle's website www.hradpecky.cz .