Rotštejn Castle Rotštejn ( ) are ruins of a rock castle located around 9 km east of Turnov on the border of the Nature Reserve " Klokočské rocks " . The castle was partially build of stone walls and partially carved in the sandstone rocks where it stands . The most famous owner of the castle though was Wok II of Rotštejn . History . The castle was build shortly before 1250 by members of the Markwartic family . The first owner cited was Jaroslav of Hrutwice , today Hruštice , who built the castle for his son Vok of Rotštejn . For his second son , Zdeněk , he built Valdštejn Castle and became the founder of the Waldstein family . In 1360 the castle was in the possession of Ješek of Rotštejn , who obtained permission from Charles IV to hold a weekly market in the nearby village of Klokočí . In the year 1415 , the Rotštejn family died out and the whole estate fell to Andrew and Vanek Paldrovi Varina , who owned the entire estate throughout the Hussite Wars . The castle was probably burned by the Hussit es , unlike other neighboring castles , such as Návarov Castle . According to other sources , the castle was conquered in 1426 , but its landlord lived on a farm in the nearby village of Klokočí . Hussite presence at the castle is not confirmed by archaeological findings and written sources . In a later written mention of the castle in 1540 , it is reported as abandoned , with the rocks and walls demolished in the courtyard . To further contributed to the destruction of the castle was the natural erosion of the sandstone rocks . In a report of 1514 the castle was considered abandoned with walls and rocks warped in the courtyard . During the Thirty Years ' War in the beginning of the 17th century , this place was used to shelter people from the soldiers . Residents were hiding in cavities carved into the sandstone rocks that were mistakenly considered part of the castle stables . Construction . Rotštejn castle was erected with strong elements of brick architecture . Adjacent rocks , which also served as part of the defense system . Safety elements were supplemented by the usual means of that time , such as gateways , bridges , bastion . These structural safety elements , however , have been preserved , but can only be seen in carved niches . All castle walls disappeared . Fortunatelly , the form of the castle was preserved in written documents . Since 1988 the civil protection association of Klokočské rocks led chatelaine H . T . Hlubučková . Wooden walkways and paths were built , through which visitors can get to the top of the castle and enjoy a magnificent panorama of the Klokočské rocks . The castle area is also a small center for environmental and ecological education . Legend . According to a legend treasure was hidden under Rotštejn . Several people from the surrounding area gathered to look for the treasure on Easter Friday . On this day the earth cracked before them and a pile of money appeared like dancing blue flames . Only one of them dared to go for the treasure . The earth closed over him and he fell asleep beside the treasure . When he awoke , he did not see the treasure . For some time he looked for a way back home , when he found the way he returned home . There he realised that he was away from home for a whole year and that his neighbors discovered the treasure . But the quest for the treasure cost their lives . For a time he was happy with what he was given by his honest friends , and soon he traveled to where money is not worth a thing , where the real treasure is what men have in their hearts .