Hostákov, Fortified house in Hostákov, Czech Republic

Hostákov is a presumed fortified house site, not a standing building: an unexcavated oval platform about 35 by 25 metres on a wooded island in the middle of a field, some 600 metres northeast of the village and 200 metres east of the Záhumenice pond. The core rises about 4 metres above the surrounding ground, with possible ditch remains roughly 25 metres out and depressions on the western side. A modern wooden shed stands on the raised southeastern part.

The site is an unexcavated field on a low rise about 600 m northeast of Hostákov and 200 m east of the Záhumenice pond, on the tract called Na Hrádku. The possible fortified house is mentioned only rarely in the sources, for example in 1556; in 1437 Oldřich z Hostákova is recorded as owner of the village. Its actual form remains unknown and awaits archaeological survey.

The site lies on the Na Hrádku track, where a local legend says a tunnel ran from the stronghold to a spot near Opatský mlýn. During the wars of Matthias Corvinus, the owners are said to have hidden their valuables in it. The mound now holds a modern wooden hut.

The site lies in a field on a raised, tree-covered knoll about 600 m northeast of Hostákov and 200 m east of the Záhumenice pond, on the Na Hrádku track. There is no marked path or standing structure; the oval core, roughly 35 by 25 m and about 4 m above the surrounding ground, shows only faint hollows and possible ditch traces. A modern wooden hut stands on the southeast part.

A local legend says a secret underground passage once led from the stronghold toward Opatský mlýn, and that its owners hid their valuables there during the wars of Matthias Corvinus. The site lies on a field called Na Hrádku, about 600 m northeast of the village and 200 m east of the Záhumenice pond.