Luby Fortress

The fortress in the village Luby on the southern edge of Klatov is a former mansion from the 14th century, which was later converted into a group of family houses. The monument stands out with its original Gothic character and fragments, which are still part of the current development. The whole complex has been protected as a cultural monument since 1988.

The history of the fortress dates back to the 14th century when the village belonged to the Lub. The oldest known members of this family include Ctibor z Lub (murdered before 1316), his son Dětleb and in 1318 mentioned Milota z Lub. In 1367-1379, Kunrat and Sudivoj z Lub shared the village, who exercised the patronage right to the local church of St. Nicholas. The property was divided in such a way that Kunrat had a fortress, two cruises, and the villages of Vrhavec and Bříza, while Sudivoj had only one sail. Other members of the family were Petr z Lub (mentioned in 1390) or brothers Petr and Mikuláš, sons of Oldřich of Lub, who together bought Lomec in 1486.

The building was originally surrounded by a wall with a moat. The core of the fort was a rectangular storey building with the construction of a three-space palace, to which the courtyard was adjacent on the south side. In one of the rooms in the south part of the palace, the indoor wooden sky was used to warm up. In the southeast corner there was a tower gate with a steep portal and a trap for the drawbridge; The top floor of the tower was carrying a box. The area also included a granary. Although the gothic lining of windows and portals has disappeared, their fragments have remained in the foundations and walls of houses 10, 30, 31, 32 and 33.

The fate of the fort was closely linked to political events. After the death of Ladislav Loubski of Lub in 1544, the guardian of his minor daughter had to sell suffocated property to the city of Klatov. The city lost its fortress twice as a result of the state uprisings. For the first time in 1547-1549, it was confiscated by King Ferdinand I for the participation of the city in the uprising, but after two years the property was returned. A similar fate struck the city during the uprising in 1618-1620, when the property was taken from it and managed by the imperial speedster. In 1629, however, Ferdinand II returned the property to the city for a large debt. In 1641, the fort was stopped for a short period of time by Nábíček Haníček from Újezda.

Today, the fortress is part of the village Luby, where the modern development has partially absorbed the original Gothic masonry. The building no longer serves as a mansion, but its historical form is visible in integrated parts of walls and building fragments. The monument represents an interesting example of the gradual transformation of medieval architecture into a civil building. It is advisable to visit it to understand the historical development of local nobility and urban farming.