Dešenice, Fortified house in Dešenice, Czech Republic.

Dešenice is a fortress in the market town of the same name in the Klatovy District, formed by successive rebuildings and extensions of a 14th-century Gothic fortified house. Four wings of irregular plan with a tower stand around a small courtyard; the two-storey entrance tower holds a room with a Gothic vault, and a granary adjoins the south wing. The main gate is on the west side and leads through a passage in the tower.

The building was constructed during the medieval period when such fortified residences were common for wealthy families. It is now recognized as an official cultural monument and protected under state regulations.

The house reflects how families in the region fortified their homes to show both protection and social standing. The thick walls and narrow openings reveal how security shaped every aspect of the building's design.

The fortress is open to the public as the Museum of Šumava Brewing, which opened in 2015 after the site's reconstruction. The museum displays several hundred pieces of beer glass from various European countries and a replica of an early 20th-century taproom. The municipality of Dešenice completed the first phase of repairs in 2012, restoring the north and south wings for local associations.

The granary attached to the south wing kept a facade decorated with psaníčková and figural sgraffito until 1963, when the plasterwork was lost. Inside the entrance tower, a room with a Gothic vault survives from the medieval fortress. The museum opened in 2015 displays several hundred pieces of beer glass from across Europe and a replica of an early 20th-century taproom.