Točník Castle, Medieval castle in Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Točník Castle is a stone fortress located on a hilltop in the Central Bohemian Region, built across three distinct sections with defensive fortifications. The compound includes a Royal Palace and walls that rise prominently above the surrounding landscape.

Wenceslas IV founded Točník in the 1390s, and by 1398 he was already staying there; in 1401 he issued a charter for České Budějovice from the castle. In 1425 a Hussite army of 900 cavalry and 7,000 infantry besieged Točník and Žebrák for three days without taking them. Pledged to the Kolovrat family in 1421, the castle passed through several noble owners and was abandoned after the Thirty Years' War.

The castle's name gave the village below its name, and the annual event "Ve znamení kalicha" (In the Sign of the Chalice) recalls the Hussite siege of 1425, when 900 horsemen and 7,000 foot soldiers attacked for three days. The moat now holds brown bears Martin and Agáta, born in Žatec on 13 January 2013.

The castle stands on Zámecký Hill about 1.5 km north of Žebrák, and the site is open during visiting hours. The moat below the walls now holds a bear enclosure with the brown bears Martin and Agáta. An annual event, Ve znamení kalicha, is held at the castle.

The moat below the castle now serves as a bear enclosure for brown bears Martin and Agáta, born on 13 January 2013 in Žatec, who appeared in the series "Bears on the Road". The castle also hosts the annual event "In the Sign of the Chalice".