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Rozmital Castle (Zámek Rožmitál, Burg Rosental) is a 13th-century Gothic style castle about 17 km from Příbram in the centre of Rožmitál pod Třemšínem, Central Bohemian Region, Czechia. Castle was rebuild in renaisance style in 16th-century on behalf of Florián Gryspek. Since 1958 it's protected as national monument. Castle is privately owned. Since 2017 it's been managed by group of volunteers.

Name
“Rozmital” (“Rose-me-taal”) is the Czech derivation of a German word, meaning “Rose Valley”.

History
Rožmitál Castle is believed to originally have been a wooden defensive fortification to protect against invaders. By the middle ages it had become the home for generations of Lords of Rozmital. Jaroslav Lev of Rožmitál and George of Podebrady were leaders at the end of the Hussite Wars of reformation, and the annual festival at Rozmital Castle celebrates the marriage of The Lion's sister Joanna of Rožmitál to King George of Poděbrady in 1450. In 1465, the Bohemian delegation to seek agreement on a permanent European-wide organization, the precursor to the European Union.

As an emissary of King George of Podebrady, Jaroslav Lev of Rožmitál for more than two years (1465–1467) to confer with other European heads of state seeking a multilateral agreement to peacefully adjudicate disputes. At one time, the “Travels of the Lion of Rožmitál” were reported to be as wellknown as the 13th century “Travels of Marco Polo”. This diplomatic peace initiative was to have a profound effect on Europe. Though not successful at the time, the principles and concepts laid out in the Podebrady/Rozmital Christian League plan would be the basis for all subsequent diplomatic efforts at creating a permanent pan-European organization.

In the 16th century, Rožmitál Castle was sold to the influential aristocratic Gryspek family, who created a renaissance-style palace with vaulted ceilings and large representation areas. Since 1620’s, the castle was owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague, and for the next 300 years was the administrative center for agricultural activities. In 1948 communist takeover and subsequenly the castle was nationalised and change to accomodate families of forrest workers.