Burg Jevišovice

The castle occupies a narrow, wooded rock spur on the left bank of the Jevišovka where the river bends; the spur faces another rocky spur to the west that later held the Old Castle Jevišovice, and nearby settlements lay to the east, south and northwest. Natural defenses included steep rock faces on the western side and the river wrapping around the other three sides, a position that shaped the site’s defensive layout. A late 14th-century description records a front and a rear outer enclosure, a number of bridges and passages linking parts of the site, a chapel and a substantial rectangular tower.

Archaeological plans and measurements record the inner enclosed area as a narrow length of about 60 metres with a maximum width near 38 metres. To the northeast the inner ward was separated from a rear, roughly arc-shaped outer enclosure by a broad defensive ditch whose measured dimensions are about 60 by 15 metres. The buildings within the outer wards are assumed to have been of half-timbered construction, following documentary references to their character.

Surviving fabric on the spur is limited but identifiable. The ground form preserves the course of the defensive ditch and a rubble mound marks the footprint of the inner ward. A short remnant of the northern curtain wall still stands in situ and masonry belonging to a building with an arched ground plan is visible in the southwest sector. The arched-plan structure shows traditional stone construction, while the outer enclosures are interpreted as having contained timber-framed buildings. From the Burgstall the line of sight toward the Old Castle Jevišovice remains clear, reflecting the paired siting recorded in the historical references.