Extraordinary beautiful castle was founded on the rocky cliff in the years 1329-1332 by the Nobles from Huzová, bishop men and from these dates also sovereign Nobles of Sovinec. They were fighting on both sides during Hussite wars, but the owners of the castle, Hussite marshal stayed devoted to the Calix side. They are a permanent threat to the powerful catholic Olomouc and we could find them in many important battles. It seems that Prokop Holý (Prokop the Bold) was negotiating on Sovinec in 1428 with the pretender of the Czech throne, Polish prince Zikmund Korybutovič. The Nobles of Sovinec maintained loyalty to Jiří from Poděbrady and his successor Vladislav Jagellonský and their rival and usurper Mathias Corvin devastated the domain in August 1474. The last heirs died out in 1543. Kryštof from Boskovice took the domain and he enlarged the castle into a comfortable renaissance residence. His successor Vavřinec Eder from Štiavnice continued in his work, but he modernized also the fortification. Jan Kobylka from Kobylí, the seal protector of Mathias Habsburg, participant in the Czech order's uprising and the last Czech owner sold the domain in 1623 to the order of German Knights, which strengthened the endangered stability by modern bastions and underhung fortress called Lichtenštejnska. Despite these changes the castle was in 1626 conquered by Danes and in 1643 the castle could not resist for a long time to Swedish siege and the garrison gave up. After years of dilapidation the castle was in 19th century significantly renovated by the knights into a clerical seminar and later into a renowned forestry school. The Knight order was destroyed in 1938 by Nazis and a lot of friars had to go to the concentration camps. The Sovinec castle was destroyed by a fire in May 1945 under even now unclear circumstances. This fire was made by leaving Wehrmacht units or rather by Soviet army. More important renovation was started in nineties. It would take a long time before the castle would get back its original face. Gates of this magic dominant of forested valley are open to the visitors from April to September every year.
