EDELSTEJN - Touristic information
| Description | |
|---|---|
| Owner | ČR |
| Prevalent style | Gothic |
| Short description | The ruins of a Gothic keep. The keep used to serve as a defence to gold mines and also guarded trade road from Vratislav towards Bruntál. Built in the second half of the 13th century. Suffered a fire and renovation in 1445. Conquered and partially destroyed in 1467, never renovated since then. |
| Expositions | Keep areal with ramparts remains and elevated keep core. Bastion remains in the fortifications. |
| Interesting detail | Bastion remains from the 15th centuries are, from fortification development view, interesting. They were defending the keep with sideways fire. |
| Valuation | The ruins are of a rather less important keep. Only a little telling vestiges remained so there isn't any romantic silhouette. It is an interesting stop when going to Zlaté Hory from Rejvíz. |
| Present condition | Ruin |
| Open for public | Free access |
| Touristic information | |
| Sightseeing tour | Sightseeing tour duration cca 15 - 20 mins. |
| Locations | |
| GPS coordinates | X: 36-70-031 Y: 55-69-942 |
| GPS string | 7069ZR |
| Country | Silesia (Slezsko) |
| Region | Olomoucký kraj |
| District | Jeseník |
| City | poblíž Zlatých Hor |
| Locations | 12 kms East from Jeseník. The ruin is located right on tourist trail between Rejvíz and Zlaté Hory. The keep remains are on a hook above a mild valley. |
| Access and localities | |
| Arrive | Car The best access is road 453 from Jeseník and Rejvíz. Parking in Rejvíz (by restaurant Rejvíz) or in Zlaté Hory town square. Follow tourist marks by foot from here (green marks from Rejvíz, blue from Zlaté Hory). Public transport The nearest train station is Zlaté Hory on track 295, follow blue mark from here for about 3,5 kms. Other station is in Jeseník, track 290, then take bus to Rejvíz or to Zlaté Hory. Continue by foot, see above. |
| Parking | 4 km |
| Train | 4 km |
| Automapa SHOCART | SHOCART 1:100 000 (turistický), strana č. 57 c SHOCART 1:150 000, strana č. 30 c SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 12 b |
| Turistická mapa SHOCART | SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 6 c SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 6 c |
| Elevation above sea level | 650 |
| Touristic marks |  The blue mark comes from Zlaté Hoyr (cca 4 kms) via Edelštejn, then under Příčný vrch (cca 2,5 kms) and via Horní údolí (cca 5 kms) continues to Rejvíz (cca 10 kms). The green mark starts in Edelštejn and leads through Nový Dvůr (cca 3,5 kms) towards Rejvíz (cca 3 kms). The red mark is round instructive trail (local markings) coming from Zlaté Hory (cca 4,5 kms), leads through Edelštejn, then goes under Příčný
vrch (cca 3 kms), continues to Calvary (cca 5,5 kms) and ends in Zlaté Hory (cca 9,5 kms). The instructive trail concentrates on precious metals mining in the Middle Ages. |
| Services | |
| Barrierless access | 
No |
