Sudoměř Fortress

Sudoměř is a extinct medieval fortress in Strakonice district, a situation in the same-name village near Čejetice. The building is probably from the 14th century. Today, the terrain remains of fortifications and foundations on which the later grafted construction is built. The area is protected as a cultural monument.

The fortress was probably built in the 14th century. The construction of similar aristocratic settlements at that time discouraged political changes, the cultural development of medieval feudalism and the growing power of noble families in Bohemia.

The original building design of the fortress is no longer fully preserved. In the northern part of the complex you can see the terrain remains of fortifications in the form of ditches and waves. The 1967 archaeological surveys revealed the foundation of the stone wall. In the 18th century a grafted building was built on the original wall, which is now part of the house No. 15. The current three-part estate includes a semi-grafted residential building and two wings of farm buildings with a gate on the east side.

The first documented resident was Čadek ze Sudoměře in 1318, which served Wilhelm of Strakonice. He was followed by the son of Janek, mentioned in 1329, and the brother of Přídouj; they both held the church functions of canons. During this period the genus was divided into branches of Řepice and Girls from Sudoměře. At the end of the 14th century the fortress was owned by Nedamir and then Hynek of Sudoměře. Before the middle of the 15th century, the object went into the hands of flags from Hracholusk.

In 1491, the Mikuláš a Ctibor z Hracholusk brothers sold the whole farm to Kaspar Robmháp from Suché for 1,200 kicks of Prague grosches. The farm included a fortress, a sailing yard, part of the river Otava, ponds, pool White water and mill. After the period of ownership of Kaspar's sons, of which the estate consolidated Václav in 1519, in 1524 the farm was exchanged with Kryštof from Švamberk for Rataj. Under the administration of the family of Švamberk chateaux began to decay. In 1544 Jindřich starší ze Švamberka had a village with a courtyard and already a desolate fortress written into the earth's plates. In later reports from the 16th century, the object is only mentioned as a pilgrimage at the Kestrian estate.

Today, Sudoměř consists of the rest of the estate, which, by its history, resembles a former noble residence. Visitors can observe the trail of medieval fortification in the landscape and architecture of later grafted building. The monument represents valuable evidence of the transformation of the fort into an agricultural estate and is worth a visit to the history survey of Strakonice County.