Starý dvůr Motte

Starý dvůr is a extinct medieval fortress in the village Bohosudov near Krupka in Teplice district. Founded in the 14th century, this object is today protected as a cultural monument and represents a hill with a circular moat.

The sailing yard evolved during the 14th century. The historian August Sedláček, without hard evidence, believed that the fort was destroyed in 1426 during the Hussite wars after the losing battle at Ústí nad Labem. The first written mention of him dates back to 1433, when the townsman Martin Hengst of Krupka left his son Lorenzo half of his fortune.

The original building unit consisted of an island with a diameter of 24 metres, protected by a water moat up to 15 metres wide with plastered walls. In the centre there was a building with a rectangular plan of 8 × 11 metres, whose northwest corner contained a stairwell and the cellar was encapsulated by a vaulted vault. The fortification was also a wall built along the edge of the island.

In the fifteenth century, the fortress became the seat of the Glace family, originally associated with mining entrepreneurs from Krupka. Hanuš Glac bought the property from Martin and Peter's brothers around 1450, and the purchase price was settled after the litigation in 1452. In 1471 Hanuš and his relative Vavřenc received the coat of arms from the Emperor Fridrich III and a prediction from the Old Court. After several changes to the owners, including Kaspar Anders of Ottendorf, the fort was sold to the city of Krupka in 1552. In 1614 it was bought by Diviš Kluge, who had to leave the country to participate in the state uprising, which led to a four-year abandonment of the farm. After his return and sale to Adam Pecelio of Adlersheim in 1638, the new owner negotiated a promotion of the farm to the land farm. In 1651, Chomutov Jesuits bought the fort.

In 1664 the fortress burned down, but the Jesuits subsequently had it restored. After the cancellation of the order in 1773, the building went into private hands and was later regained by the city of Krupka. When the fort no longer fulfilled the function of the residence, it began to decay. At the end of the nineteenth century, namely in 1883, all the above-ground walls were torn down and the basement was buried by the owner Krügner. After 1945, the water moat was damaged in the construction of a nearby swimming pool that drew water from it.

Today the monument is represented only by a hill with a circular water moat. Since 1964, it has been protected as a cultural monument. Today, the lost appearance of the original mansion resembles only this landscape adjustment. Visiting this place offers insight into the history of medieval settlement and economic rise of the region.