Construction of the castle began after 1352. In 1361, Moravian Margrave Jan received the unfinished castle and after completion he eneamed it after the building method Plankenberg (in translation "Beam mountain" Planke mean lath or beam). The castle is situated on a hill surrounded by two streams that run below the castle and flow into the brook Nectava. In 1422 the castle was probably seized and burned by the Crusaders. Today you can see ramparts, parts of walls and you can still recognise the castle well today.
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Plankenberk Castle

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The original Renaissance fortress from 1513 underwent Renaissance reconstruction shortly thereafter in 1541. In the 18th century the Libštein family from Kolovraty rebuilt the fortress into a Baroque chateau. Starting in 1879 the building was owned by Prince Lamoral Thurn Taxis, whose son was murdered in Biskupice in 1945.
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Biskupice Chateau

The small Renaissance chateau was built as a fortress in 1599 by Prokop and Jetřich Podstatský of Prusínovice. The current appearance of the building dates to reconstructions at the end of the 18th century.
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Jevíčko Chateau

The city's baroque castle dates to 1757. It belonged to the Salm family, and passed to the Herbersteins in the late 18th century. The Herbersteins added the castle's neobaroque tower. The castle passed to municipal control after 1945, and it was damaged by a fire that destroyed one block in 1978. The castle now serves as the town museum, with a memorial hall devoted to academic sculptor Carl Otáhal who lived in Velké Opatovice for 30 years. In 2007, the burnt part of the building was replaced with an elliptical auditorium. The castles grounds include beautiful parkland containing plant and animal species and a statue of Bedřich Smetana.

Velké Opatovice Castle

Bouzov Castle is an early 14th-century fortress first mentioned in 1317. It was built on a hill between the village of Hvozdek and the town of Bouzov, 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of Litovel and 28 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of Olomouc, in Moravia, Czech Republic. The castle has been used in a number of film productions lately, including Arabela, Fantaghirò, and Before the Fall.

Bouzov Castle

The western wing of the building with its square-shaped courtyard houses the most precious part of the Konice Chateau - the dining hall of the brethren. Its ceiling is decorated by a large fresco "The Dining of the Holy Family", painted by Johann Georg Etgens in 1725-33.
Nowadays the chateau serves for the representative purposes of the city of Konice and its premises serve as a venue for exhibitions, concerts and other cultural events. The ground floor houses a permanent exhibit of local customs and trades with numerous rare items showing separate trades such as smithcraft, millery, tailoring, brewery, etc.
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Konice Chateau

Ruins of a castle likely from the 13th century that earlier guarded the trade route through the Třebůvka River valley; the site is shrouded in mystery even for historians as there are no traces of a building, there is a massive wall protecting one side but no side walls, etc. A Slavic settlement from the 10th and 11th centuries originally stood on the site. According to one version of history the castle, as the residence of a marauding knight, was razed by troops of Czech King Václav II in 1286, along with the nearby Hřebeč, Mladějov, Hoštejn, Žichlínek and Hradisko u Moravské Třebové castles. The castle was favourably situated on a promontory over the river, had a large fore-castle area, and was protected by a 9 metre wide moat and rampart. A second castle moat was carved directly from the rock; behind it are remnants of a gabled 2.8 metre wide castle wall.
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Radkov Castle

The renaissance residence of Premonstratensian abbots was rebuilt into a Mannerism chateau on the basis of the plans by Giovanni Pietro Tencalla at the end of the 17th century. When the chateau was owned by Baron Moritz Königswarter, it was radically reconstructed in pseudo-renaissance style. The main one-storey building is surrounded by its wings that create almost a square courtyard with storey colonnades. The chateau has been preserved in this condition. There is a park near the chateau that was changed into a natural landscape park with two lakes at the end of the 19th century. There are romantic structures on the hillside - an artificial waterfall with a cave, a Tyrolean pavilion. The chateau is occupied by the Social Care Institute which uses the main building and the park. The chateau is therefore not accessible to public.
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Šebetov Chateau

The Moravská Třebová Castle, which belongs among the most significant Renaissance monuments in Central Europe, was built on the site of a former castle built in the 13th century. In 2005, extensive reconstruction of the castle grounds was completed, which took a total of ten years and thus the castle has once again opened its gates to visitors in all of its glory.
Apart from classic exhibitions in Moravská Třebová Chateau, do not miss the medieval torture chamber, which is the largest of its kind in the Czech Republic. Here you can experience the atmosphere of an execution chamber and try various torture instruments and means of punishment from medieval times. Another interesting exhibition with interactive features which you have to visit is the alchemistical laboratory of Master Bonacin, where perhaps you can prepare an elixir of eternal youth with a bit of luck.
You can complete your visit to the castle by relaxing in the stylish café and then continue to discover the beauty of Moravska Třebova by taking a stroll through the conservation area in the centre of the town.
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Moravská Třebová Chateau

The castle was transformed into a prison in the mid-16th century, and beginning 1750 it served as a clerical penitentiary. Later, the castle was purchased by the state and now serves as a highsecurity penitentiary. The interiors of the building are not open to the public.
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Mírov Castle

The chateau and surrounding area are situated on a former citadel, which was there already in the 13th century. The history is closely linked with the village and estate. Famous and well-educated families such as the Zoubeks of Zdětín (1481-1590), the Hájovský (1590-1604), the Bokůvek of Bokůvka (1604-1622), Polish nobleman and writer Vavřinec Jan the knight Rudawski (1661-1671) and the gentry of Witten and Andlern used to live here. These families changed the original citadel into a chateau, which was also reconstructed for several times.
In the beginning of the 19th century the Terchs, originally a burgess family, bought both the estate and chateau. Antonín Tersch initiated the reconstruction into the current design in the middle of the 19th century. Based on some elements the author of the reconstruction might have been Anton Arche, the architect that designed for example Podzámecká and Květná garden at Kroměříž – monuments protected by UNESCO. Then the vegetable and fruit garden was transformed into an English park with small decorative constructions. In the thirties of the 20th century a small pavilion in the corner of the park was rebuilt into a family crypt.
During the 70s of the 20th century they established a hotel here. nowadays the chateau is not used and the premises are closed down.
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