Valdek Castle, Castle ruin in Neřežín, Czech Republic

Valdek Castle is a Gothic castle ruin in Neřežín with remaining fortifications featuring a bergfried tower and fragments of two palaces. The surviving walls and structures display typical features of Gothic design from its period.

The castle was probably built around 1260 by the Buzic family. In 1346 it was besieged by Děpolt of Rýzmberk, and from the Thirty Years' War it was deserted. King Wenceslaus IV pledged it in 1415 to Jan of Lestkov, not acquired it.

From the early 19th century Valdek became a destination for figures of the Czech National Revival and the first tourists; Božena Němcová and Karel Hynek Mácha both visited the ruin. In 1933 the Klub československých turistů opened Hotel Valdek nearby, which served visitors until the Second World War.

The castle grounds are managed by Military Forests and Farms organization, which currently restricts public access to protect the site. Visitors should check conditions beforehand, as preservation of the structures takes priority.

Below the castle, toward Červený potok stream, lies a stone sea — a slope covered with loose boulders. The castle stands on a spur of Beranec hill above the stream valley, and the site has been closed because the masonry is in a state of disrepair.