The first reference to Křtiny dates back to the year 1237; but its history goes back as far as to the arrival of the Moravian missionaries Cyril and Methodius in the 9th century proof of which is the name of the township.

The monastery of Křtiny was at the height of its fame in the 2nd half of the 18th century, soon after the church was consecrated. Before long, however, it was closed down by Emperor Joseph II. The church still served its religious purposes but the property of the monastery was sold. And new owners appeared – the Dietrichstein family, after them the Bubna family of Litice and then the Tauber family. In 1894 Jan II of Liechtenstein got hold of the Křtiny Chateau; he intended to repair it and donate it to the township to be used as a school or hospital. The Křtiny inhabitants however were worried that the costs would be too high and they did not accept this gift. Afterwards only the doctor lived here.

In 1923 the University of Agriculture in Brno took over the Lichtenstein Adamov estate and at the same time also the Křtiny Chateau was handed over but it remained to be the dwelling of the doctor. During World War 2 it was used by the German army. Not until the 1950’s was the building used for practical training at the school farm. A number of special-purpose construction works and repairs were done but as a whole the chateau was dilapidating. In the early 1980’s the University of Agriculture in Brno handed the chateau over to the administration of the School Forest Enterprise Křtiny, because from 1967 to 1996 it had been the seat of the enterprise headquarters (until 1996).

Since 1994 the chateau has been extensively reconstructed. First of all, the roof timbers were redeveloped and the roofing was restored to prevent the rain coming in; in 1997 the south wing was reconstructed. At the end of 2001 the well-equipped state-of-the-art audio visual educational room was built. The social hall was redeveloped. After that the main building underwent complete overhaul and redevelopment. In November 2008 the remaining part of the chateau- the north wing - was inspected and passed. Two floors were converted to accommodation facilities, a new kitchen with restaurant, on the ground floor space for a potential information centre and multi-purpose room. In 2010 the reconstruction was completed.

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