Baroque chateau built on the site of a former fortress. In the 17th century, the Czech priest and patriot Bohuslav Balbin resided here. A park with a large collection of woody species expands around the chateau.
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Křinec Chateau

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The depicted stucco coat of arms of aristocratic family Thurn-Taxis you can find above entrance gate of Chateau Dobrovice. The shield of this CoA is extended by two fields in comparison with a standard Thurn-Taxis' one.
The Princely House of Thurn-Taxis is a German, in Central Europe living, noble family of Italian origin that was a key player in the postal services in Europe in the 16th century and is well known as owners of breweries and builders of many castles.
The Chateau Dobrovice was built in 1608 at the site of older fortress by Hynek of Wallenstein in late-Renaissance style. The buiding changed owners and also was rebuilt several times. Later was partially rebuilt into sugar factory and nowadays serves as an office building for sugar producer Tereos TTD a.s.
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Dobrovice Chateau

In the Middle Ages and early modern times not very famous or significant names of the owners took turns at Loučeň. The Thirty Years' War meant a principal change for the history of the manor. At that time, to be specific in 1623, the Wallensteins came to Loučeň. Since then Loučeň has not been sold, which shows its value indirectly.
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Loučeň Chateau

The original fortress was first mentioned in 1404. By the end of the 16th century it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style by the Křinecký family from Ronov. When the Dětenice chateau was bought by Jan Kristián, Count Clam-Gallas, it was renovated in the late Baroque style. During the period of 1762-65 Zachariáš Fiegert, architect, designed the present look of the building. Later, during the repair work for the Maltese Knights just minor changes were made.
At present, the chateau offers well-preserved Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque frescos, wall paintings and rococo and classicist stucco decorations. In addition, there is a gallery with a rich collection of paintings, armoury and trophies.
The Dětenice Chateau is a place where historic programmes, rococo balls and medieval feasts take place. In the park you can come across well-preserved sculptures from the period of classicising Baroque.
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Dětenice Chateau

The chateau is built on the site of a former fortress. Two-wing, single-storey building with a mansard roof. Valuable furnishings have been preserved in the interior - fire places, staircases, decorated ceilings etc. In 1911, Czech opera singer Ema Destinova visited the chateau.
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Domousnice Chateau

The castle and chateau of Staré Hrady near Jičína is a unique Renaissance group of buildings with figural sgraffito. The first mention dates back to 1340. It was originally a Gothic castle, with the characteristic elements created in the shop of Petr Parléř, with an adjacent Renaissance chateau and bailey.
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Staré Hrady Castle

A wooden Fortress originally stood at the site of the present castle. king Ottokar II of Bohemia replaced it by a stone castle, which became the seat of the Lordship of Poděbrady. King John of Bohemia pledged the Lordship and the Castle to Hynek of Lichtenburg in 1345. When in 1350, Hynek's daughter Elizabeth (Czech: Eliska z Lichtemburka married Boček I of Poděbrady (d. 1373), the castle came into the possession of the Kunštát family. After Emperor Charles IV gave Poděbrady to Boček as a hereditary possession, Boček called himself Boček of Poděbrady, thereby founding the Poděbrady line of the Kunštát family.
According to legend, King George of Poděbrady, Boček's grandson, was born in the castle. After George's death in 1471, the Castle and Lordship of Poděbrady were inherited by his son, Henry the Younger of Poděbrady, whose heirs had to transfer ownership of both the castle and the lordship to King Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary in 1495. Both were pledged several times before the loan was repaid by King Ferdinand I. They remained in the possession of the Bohemian Crown until 1839.
The castle was rebuilt several times. Between 1548 and 1580, it was reconstructed to a Renaissance style, after a design by Giovanni and Ulrico Aostalli and Hans Vienna. After the Thirty Years' War, the castle lost most of its importance. In 1723 and 1724, it was reconstructed in a Baroque style under the direction of the builder Franz Maximilian Kanka. Further modifications were made after 1750. Maria Theresa, in her capacity as Queen of Bohemia, stayed at the castle on several occasions. Under her son Joseph II, the castle was the residence of retired Imperial Army officers.
In 1839, the Crown sold the Castle and the Lordship to the Viennese banker Georg Simon Sina (1783–1856). Through marriage, the castle came into the possession of the Counts of Ypsilanti in 1884.

Poděbrady Castle

The basis of the mansion is simple rectangular, three-dimensional renaisance fortress, which rests can be found in the cellars and partialy in the ground floor of the western part of the mansion. The ground plan was probably changed into the present form during the baroque renovations in the 30th of the 18th century. The present ground plan is in the form of the letter U with rounded inner corners of the courtyard. The building has one floor, only in the central part of the western wing it is one floor higher. The main western frontage is connected with a square three-floor pavilion on each side. Each pavilion terminates originally with attic. During the Scherzer´s period 1760-74 the building was further renovated to the shape which was kept, except of some details, to the present. There are late baroque details on the facade of the 1st and 2nd floor. You can still find the original architectonics details in the rooms on the ground floor.
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Luštěnice Chateau

The chateau in Jičíněves was built by František Josef Šlik near a former fortress.
The ground plan of the original Baroque three-storey chateau was square shaped. Later, the chapel dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua and the chapel of the Holy Cross were added. The special layout is completed with a large central block and farm buildings that close the courtyard. There is a well-preserved Empire pavilion (19th century) in the adjacent English-style park.
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Jičíněves Chateau

A storeyed chateau with a polygonal tower, decorated with a garret and high gables with castellation and turrets. Originally it was a Renaissance fortress from the 2nd half of the 16th century, which was reconstructed into an early Baroque chateau in the 17th century. In 1789 it was torn down and later rebuilt according to the design of E. Hall in 1852.
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Hlušice Chateau

Veliš Castle was built on top of Velichovův Vrch around 1300. At that time, it was the strongest castle in Bohemia.
At present, you can see just relics of the bastions, the tower and the western palace that are firmly connected with the basalt base; also, you can identify not very clearly marked access paths and the terraces on the southern top. One can imagine the look of Veliš Castle from the oldest picture on the parchment plan of the Vokšice manor residence elaborated in 1698 by Andreas Bernard Klauser, a surveyor.
The main part of the castle consisted of a large tower covered with a saddle roof with crenellation. From the western and eastern side, there were palaces closed with two smaller towers; the eastern one was connected with the chapel. To the north, there was a forward fort with a gallery and loopholes. The access road to the western gate was protected with palisade.
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