Štamberk, Medieval castle ruin in Řásná, Czech Republic

Štamberk is a castle ruin on the southern slope of Vrch hill (726 m) above Řásná, at 695 m elevation in the Jihlava district of the Vysočina region. It was built in the last quarter of the 13th century and is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic. The site preserves remnants of walls, and between 2020 and 2023 the tower wall torso was stabilized and completed, with a wooden shelter built on the former courtyard.

The fortress was built in the last quarter of the 13th century and was destroyed during the Hussite wars in 1423 near Telč. These conflicts marked the end of its role as an active military stronghold.

The castle was originally called Šternberk; the name Štamberk is a later form. Its grounds included shares of the town of Slavonice and the market villages of Kunčak and Střemilow, along with villages such as Řásná, Lhota and Myslůvka. A wooden shelter now stands on the site of the former courtyard.

The ruin stands at 695 m on the southern slope of Vrch hill above Řásná, about seven kilometres north of Telč. A wooden shelter now stands on the site of the former courtyard, built during the 2020–2023 consolidation works. The south side opens a view that, in very clear weather, reaches the peaks of the Lower Austrian Alps, Schneeberg and Ötscher.

The ruin stands on the southern slope of Vrch hill at 695 metres; on very clear days the peaks of the Lower Austrian Alps, Schneeberg and Ötscher, can be seen to the south. Between 2020 and 2023 the tower wall was consolidated and a wooden shelter built on the former courtyard.