Častolovice Castle

Častolovice Castle

Častolovice Castle

The history of the castle Castolovice dates back to the 13th century, when it was a fortress in the marshes. During the 15th and 16th centuries the castle changed owners many times. The most important of them was king George of Poděbrad, whose first wife Kunhuta was born a Sternberg. King Rudolf II. bought Castolovice in 1577 – although there is no evidence that he ever visited it – and seven years later he sold it to the counts of Oppersdorff.

Between the years 1588 and 1615 Frederick of Oppersdorf and his wife Magdalena of Donín rebuilt the now practically derelict fortress into a Renaissance castle. In 1694 Castolovice was bought by Adolf Vratislav Sternberg, the highest burgrave of the kingdom of Bohemia and the castle has remained in the ownership of the family Sternberg to this day, with only two interruptions: The German occupation during the second world war and its confiscation during the 40 year communist rule.

In the last half of the 19th century part of the castle was rebuilt in the then fashionable Neo-Gothic style and the English Park was designed and created.
At the beginning of the 20th century the Neo-Gothic elements were removed and a huge tower was built above the main entrance.

In 1992, thanks to the law of restitution passed by the government under the first post communist president, Václav Havel, Diana Phipps Sternberg had the castle of Castolovice returned to her. She immediately planted trees, shrubs and flowers in the courtyard and park. Rose and water gardens were planted with a wide variety of flora. A game enclosure for stag and white fallow deer was built and in 2005 the Minizoo was added.

The castle had to be completely rewired and re-plumbed. Central heating was installed. A restaurant, a tea room and a kiosk with outdoor seating were created. Modern kitchens were made, the existing museum was enlarged and opened to the public.

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Marian statue in front of the castle. Častolovice Castle 8
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Marian statue in front of the castle. Častolovice Castle 8

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South Entrance Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 9
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Renaissance frescoes. Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 19
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Renaissance frescoes. Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 19

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Statue. Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 20
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Statue. Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 20

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Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 21
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Early Baroque fountain. Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 23
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Early Baroque fountain. Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 23

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Early Baroque fountain. Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 24
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Early Baroque fountain. Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 24

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East side Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 25
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East side Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 25

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East side Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 26
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East side Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 27
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Nort side Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 28
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North Entrance Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 29
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Nort side Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 31
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Nort side Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 31

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Staricase. Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 32
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Staricase. Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 32

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Grille. Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 33
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Grille. Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 33

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Corridor. Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 34
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Corridor. Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 34

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Arcade corridor. Častolovice Castle 35
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Knights Hall. Častolovice Castle 38
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Dining Room, called the Tobias Hall. Častolovice Castle 42
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Dining Room, called the Tobias Hall. Častolovice Castle 42

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Dining Room. Častolovice Castle 43
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Dining Room. Častolovice Castle 43

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Birds Room. Častolovice Castle 44
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Birds Room. Častolovice Castle 44

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Empire Room. Častolovice Castle 45
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Empire Room. Častolovice Castle 45

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Library. Častolovice Castle 46
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Library. Častolovice Castle 46

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Children's Room. Častolovice Castle 47
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Children's Room. Častolovice Castle 47

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Interior. Častolovice Castle 48
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Interior. Častolovice Castle 49
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Interior. Častolovice Castle 50
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Interior. Častolovice Castle 50

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Chapel. Častolovice Castle 51
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Chapel. Častolovice Castle 51

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East facade. Častolovice Castle 52
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Rear facade with chapel and hexagonal extensions by H. Walcher von Molthein. East facade. Častolovice Castle 55
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Rear facade with chapel and hexagonal extensions by H. Walcher von Molthein. East facade. Častolovice Castle 55

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North side. Častolovice Castle 59
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North Entrance Courtyard. Častolovice Castle 62
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North side. Častolovice Castle 63
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North side. Častolovice Castle 64
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Minizoo. Častolovice Castle 65
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Minizoo. Častolovice Castle 66
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Minizoo. Častolovice Castle 67
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Minizoo. Častolovice Castle 68
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Minizoo. Častolovice Castle 68

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Minizoo. Častolovice Castle 69
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Minizoo. Častolovice Castle 70
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Minizoo. Častolovice Castle 71
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Minizoo. Častolovice Castle 71

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Minizoo. Častolovice Castle 72
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Minizoo. Častolovice Castle 72

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Minizoo. Častolovice Castle 73
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Minizoo. Častolovice Castle 73

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Rose Garden. English Park. Častolovice Castle 74
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Rose Garden. English Park. Častolovice Castle 74

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Rose Garden. English Park. Častolovice Castle 75
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Rose Garden. English Park. Častolovice Castle 76
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Rose Garden. English Park. Častolovice Castle 76

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English Park. Častolovice Castle 77
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Silver horse. English Park. Častolovice Castle 78
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Silver horse. English Park. Častolovice Castle 78

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English Park. Častolovice Castle 79
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English Park. Častolovice Castle 79

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English Park. Častolovice Castle 80
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English Park. Častolovice Castle 80

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Cyclist. English Park. Častolovice Castle 81
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Cyclist. English Park. Častolovice Castle 81

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Summer-house “Gloriette”. Water garden. English Park. Častolovice Castle 82
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Summer-house “Gloriette”. Water garden. English Park. Častolovice Castle 82

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Summer-house “Gloriette”. English Park. Častolovice Castle 83
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Summer-house “Gloriette”. English Park. Častolovice Castle 83

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English Park. Častolovice Castle 84
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English Park. Častolovice Castle 84

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Water garden. English Park. Častolovice Castle 85
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Water garden. English Park. Častolovice Castle 85

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Water garden. English Park. Častolovice Castle 86
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Water garden. English Park. Častolovice Castle 87
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Water garden. English Park. Častolovice Castle 87

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Water garden. English Park. Častolovice Castle 88
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Water garden. English Park. Častolovice Castle 88

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Water garden. English Park. Častolovice Castle 89
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Water garden. English Park. Častolovice Castle 89

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Dragonfly. Water garden. English Park. Častolovice Castle 90
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Dragonfly. Water garden. English Park. Častolovice Castle 90

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Tree man. English Park. Častolovice Castle 91
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Tree man. English Park. Častolovice Castle 91

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Head of a water sprite. English Park. Častolovice Castle 92
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Head of a water sprite. English Park. Častolovice Castle 92

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Letecký pohled. Častolovice Castle 93
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Letecký pohled. Častolovice Castle 99
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Častolovice. Letecký pohled. Častolovice Castle 100
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Častolovice. Letecký pohled. Častolovice Castle 100

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Stamp. Častolovice Castle 101
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Stamp. Častolovice Castle 101

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1. The castle 2. Mini-Zoo 3. The rose garden 4. Parking 5. Gloriette 6. The children’s playground 7. Parking 8. The game enclosure. Častolovice Castle 102
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1. The castle 2. Mini-Zoo 3. The rose garden 4. Parking 5. Gloriette 6. The children’s playground 7. Parking 8. The game enclosure. Častolovice Castle 102

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