Lipnice nad Sázavou, Medieval castle ruin in Vysočina Region, Czech Republic.

Lipnice nad Sázavou is a castle complex on a raised site above the Sázava valley. Its oldest part is a large residential donjon on a trapezoidal plan with a longest side of 21 metres; the ruined prismatic tower at the southern edge has barrel vaults on the ground floor and surviving corbels that carried a gallery. A lower stone range and a square tower with a shallow pyramidal roof extend to the right, and a crumbling jagged tower stands further right.

Raimund of Lichtenburk founded the castle around 1310; a burgrave is recorded in 1314 and the first direct mention dates from 1316. The Trčka family rebuilt it as a late Gothic residence, and Swedish troops took it after the Battle of Jankau in 1645. A fire in 1869 left it ruined, and restoration began in 1913.

The Chapel of Saint Lawrence on the second courtyard has a square plan with an early Gothic polygonal presbytery, original window tracery, ribbed vault and figurative corbels. Its walls carry wall paintings of a Passion cycle in two bands, of which only a fragment survives; they were commissioned by Provost Pertold, who administered the castle from 1338 to 1347.

Access to the tower is through wooden stairs that vary in accessibility depending on the season and weather conditions. Visitors should expect uneven paths and rough terrain on the grounds and wear sturdy footwear.

The castle museum holds a collection of Gothic stove tiles from at least six stoves dating between the mid-14th and 16th centuries. The grounds also contain deep cellars with remains of a medieval dining hall, a deep well and a former prison.