The castle from the middle of the 13th century belongs among the oldest castles of the Vítkovci family, the predecessors of the one of the most powerful Bohemian aristocratic families – the Rožmberks – who, after the king, used to be in the most powerful positions in the country. Despite a number of learned and venturesome feudal lords, apparently the most popular family figure is Perchta of Rožmberk, who, as legend has it, has been walking around the family residences as a mournful ghost since her death.