Reference is made in the founding document to the Chrudim castle and to Old Chrudim. The sovereign required the newly founded town to be fortified with walls and moats. Only traces of the castle are in evidence today: a bearded head with a wide-brimmed hat, a bishop's head wearing a ceremonial cap, a gargoyle's head, and two shields can be seen on the outside.
The so-called Zizka's tower formed part of the castle and town defenses. The tower was razed in 1846, needlessly, without research or documentation. It was a two-story structure with a shingle roof; accessible by ladder; its ground floor walls were 2.25 meters wide.
The tower Hlaska, a tall, square tower with a turret bearing the town emblem, formed another part of the castle's original fortification. In its day it provide living quarters for the town's crier or trumpeter. The tower collapsed in 1717 and has not been rebuilt. Three gates guarded entry to the walled inner town.
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The interiors received their present appearance at the turn of 19th and 20th centuries, when inhabited by Prince Franz Joseph of Ausperg´s family. Open to visitors are private rooms and those used for social functions, as well as production and service premises. A separate tour will take them through the hippological exposition, as the owners were passionate horse breeders. The adjoining stud farm is still in operation. The chateau English park boasts many rare trees and shrubs.
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Slatiňany Chateau

Originally a fortress, which was already documented in 1626. In 1725 it was rebuilt into a chateau, which has maintained its form until the present. The chateau is a single-storey building with a "T" shaped layout and a mansard roof with dormer windows. There is a park made accessible to the public with rare tress next to the chateau.
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Medlešice Chateau

Ruins of small Rabštejnek Castle can be found near village Rabštejn (administrative part of village Rabštejnská Lhota) in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic.
The Gothic style castle was constructed on a small rock during first half of the 14th century for a local nobleman. The name originates in German Rabenstein, meaning raven's nest (because of resemblance of a nest). Current form of the name was used since cca 1450. Castle ownership had changed frequently between several noble families, the king and town Chrudim. Toward the end of the 16th century the place was reported as abandoned. During the second half of the 19th century the ruins were reconstructed in romantic style to serve as a shelter for hunts by local nobility.
A rectangular dungeon (donjon, a tower), narrowly sized building and smaller tower on opposite side were cramped on the rock. The structures were designed high because of lack of space. Rectangular rampart was surrounded by a moat. The inbuilt structure added in the 19th century had pseudo-romanesque windows decorated by sgraffitos.
Before World War II remnants of the castle were maintained. After the war it was nationalized, the furniture moved out and the rest left to decay.
Today, the ruins are freely accessible.

Rabštejnek Castle

The chateau building was built after 1705 as a villa for the Premostrates from Hradisko near Olomouc. The layout of the ground floor with barrel and monasteial vaulted ceilings has remained conserved. On the first floor, the mirrored vaulted ceiling remains from the original furnishings. After the monastery was terminated in 1784, the chateau was transferred into private hands.
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Hrochův Týnec Chateau

A Late Baroque building from 1784, reconstructed in 1876, with additions made in 1932-1933, situated in a large,significant English park. The chateau stands on the site where the original fort likely stood; referred to as a chateau after 1591, the building was burned by Imperial forces in 1623. The German general staff was situated at the chateau in the spring of 1945 and the chateau park was used as an airfield. In May Soviet troops took over the chateau and it subsequently served as a summer residence for the Ministery of Foreign Affairs. Since 1952 the chateau has served as a Prague retirement home.
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Heřmanův Městec Chateau

The castle was probably built during the end of the 13th century, on a hilltop above the village, and was known under the german name Sunenberg (or Sonnenberg, later Sommerberg), which means sun (german = Sonne) mountain (or later namend summer (german = Sommer) mountain). Its walls formed a pentagon and were surrounded by a deep moat, with a service yard was placed next to the castle. Later, a township grew up under the hill.
The first known owner of the castle and neighbouring villages was a robber knight; ownership of the castle changed many times afterwards. At the beginning of the 18th century, the castle was not inhabited, though during 1760–70 a physician lived there. The castle became desolate and was left to be a source of construction material.
During 1926–48 the castle was owned by the Club of Czech Tourists, and its structure was stabilized to prevent further destruction. Today the village is responsible for its maintenance, and access to the castle is unlimited and free.

Žumberk Castle

The original fortress likely dates to the 13th century; in the 14th century it was rebuilt as a Gothic castle. The Pernštein family subsequently rebuilt the castle as a Gothic-Renaissance chateau. This chateau was purchased in 1560 by the royal chamber and ceased to be an aristocratic residence. The significantly dilapidated chateau was repaired by the Museum Association after 1918.
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Pardubice Chateau

A fortress built in the 10th and 11th centuries; around 1600 it was rebuilt as a Renaissance chateau. The façade of the chateau features sgraffito, and the interior holds a beautiful vaulted entrance hall. Located on the ground floor today are an information centre and ceremonial hall; the first floor houses a museum and gallery.
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Nasavrky Chateau

Following the Thirty Years War the Renaissance chateau served as the summer residence of the Hradec Králové bishops. The adapted chateau courtyard and the museum concert hall (the former chateau chapel with original paintings) serve for concert performances. The Roman Hall and Chinese Room with paintings by Antonín Machek in the Town Office are used for weddings and ceremonial occasions. The chateau includes gardens that were changed into a park in 1903 by architect Thomayer of Prague. Preserved today are the original roses, rare trees such as tulip-tree, yellow cedar, and others. Beyond the park walls is a linden alley, at the end of which stands the Chapel of St. John Nepomuk. The Town Museum with a gallery and exhibition spaces is housed in three wings of the chateau.
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Chrast Chateau

The first written mention of Choltice dates to 1285 with Beneš of Choltice, one of the leading nobles at the time of King Václav II. Most likely in the second half of the 16th century the fortress was rebuilt into a relatively large chateau, which had thirty-five rooms in 1620. Preserved today is a building with a corner tower in the northeastern part of the chateau grounds. A fundamental change occurred under Romedius Konstantin, who chose Choltice as his residence and soon left the site of the old chateau to build a new Baroque chateau, including the Chapel of St. Romedius with rich stucco and painting ornamentation.
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