ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA	CZECH REPUBLIC
Jihočeský kraj	South Bohemia (České Budějovice) region
Okres: Tábor

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Choustník is situated at an elevation of 540 m about 16 km southeast of the district town, Tábor, and about 49 km northeast of the capital of the South Bohemia region, České Budějovice. The municipality has a population of about 490 (2020).

The first mention of Choustník Castle comes from the middle of the 13th century, around 1252, when it was founded by the lords of Poděbrady. The parish was presumably founded in 1352.

Choustník castle was built in the second half of the 13th century and is a rare example of a twin castle. The castle was owned by the Rožmberks from 1355 until 1597. In 1614 the castle was abandoned and only ruins of walls and two towers have remained of it.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choustn%C3%ADk, https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choustn%C3%ADk; https://www.obec-choustnik.cz/obec/historie/; https://www.jiznicechy.cz/en/school-trips/63-choustnik-castle-ruin]