{"id":25213,"date":"2024-02-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=25213"},"modified":"2024-02-02T12:14:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T11:14:58","slug":"rabstejn-nad-stelou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/czech-republic\/plzen\/rabstejn-nad-stelou\/","title":{"rendered":"Rab\u0161tejn nad St\u0159elou – a visit to the smallest town in Central Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
We arrive by car in Rab\u0161tejn nad St\u0159elou and have already driven past again. The small town claims to be the smallest town in Central Europe\u2026 it almost seems like it’s true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rab\u0161tejn nad St\u0159elou, also known as Rabenstein an der Schnella, is located around 30 kilometres north of Pilsen directly on the small river St\u0159ela. The few houses are almost all located on the right bank on a rocky outcrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rab\u0161tejn nad St\u0159elou, first mentioned in written records in the 13th century, has deep medieval roots. The town is strategically located on important trade routes that led through western Bohemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Around 1296, the castle passed to Ulrich Pflugk. The Pflug family of Rab(en)stein (Pluhov\u00e9 z Rab\u0161tejna) remained resident at Rabenstein Castle until the 16th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n