In the place of a Gothic fortress a three-wing Baroque chateau was built at the behest of the Morzin clan in 1708. In 1759 Count Morzin invited Josef Haydn to Lukavice and put him in charge of the chateau’s music (but only for a short while, until 1760). The chateau has an English park with a fountain and several great and ancient trees (rare cypress, Weymouth pine, marsh oak, broadleaved linden).
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Dolní Lukavice Chateau

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Original Renaissance chateau from the second half of the 16th century converted and expanded in 1886-1887 in the pseudo-Renaissance spirit. The designer of the chateau’s new style was its then-owner – the renowned architect Josef Hlávka, a native of nearby Příchovice. He was also the father of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts, the seat of which was right in Lužany. Several personalities of great renown in the fields of science and culture have passed through the chateau’s doors since that period.
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Lužany Chateau

Nebílovy Chateau is situated about 16 km south of Plzeň, in west Bohemia, Czech Republic. Older renaissance manor was rebuilt into a baroque by architect and builder Jakub Auguston, probably according to the project of imperial architect J. L. Hildebrandt. Nebílovy Chateau consists of two buildings facing each other which used to be connected by arcade corridors and terraces along their sides. The chateau was repaired by V. Haberditz and J. L. Palliardi in the 18th century.

Nebílovy Chateau

The Chotěšovský monastery had it built in Baroque style in the 17th century. The storeyed building has a seven-sided frontispiece and a mansard roof. While it was in the ownership of the JZD, it began to deteriorate.
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Přestavlky Chateau

The ruins of the castle Roupov are distinctive thanks to the monumental octagonal chimney, which belonged to the large Gothic kitchen. The kitchen is preserved today, as are some other parts of the palaces. The castle was founded in the 13th century and later was rebuilt and enlarged several times. It was demolished during the Thirty Years War but definitely abandoned probably in the 18th century.
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Roupov Castle

Built on the site of a 15th century fortress, it was reconstructed and renovated in Classical style in 1824-1825.
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Merklín Chateau

Červené Poříčí Château is a unique monument of the Saxon Renaissance in the Pilsen Region. It was built in 1611 by Mikuláš Šic of Drahenice on the site of an older fortress. Due to his participation in the uprising of the Bohemian estates, the château was confiscated from Šic in 1623 and was subsequently owned by various Bavarian noble families. The Hauben family, the relatives Törrings of Jettenbach and Klement Franz I, Duke of Bavaria, were responsible for the Renaissance reconstruction of the château.
In the nineteenth century, the château was owned by the Habsburg imperial family, specifically the dukes of Tuscany.
The château became a state property with the founding of Czechoslovakia. After the Second World War it became the headquarters of a forestry company. It was used as a residential facility for employees starting in the 1960s. The National Heritage Institute took over administration of the château in 1997. Since 2010 it has been a national cultural monument.
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Červené Poříčí Chateau

When the castle of Starý Plzenec fell into disrepair in the first half of the 13th century, it was necessary to build a new centre of royal power for the administration of the region of Plzeň. Construction apparently began in 1353, during the rule of Charles IV, and was completed in 1361. The original name of Karlskrone (Charles' Crown) did not become commonly used in the district, and the castle gradually took the name of the hill on which it was built - Radyně.
The burgraves who governed the region were based in Radyně, and by the end of the 15th century it had been acquired by the Šternberks (1496–1561), who settled at the more comfortable castle at Bechyně. Its counterpart at Radyně, which was accessible only with difficulty, started to fall into disrepair, and its fate was sealed in the first quarter of the 16th century when it was burned down. As early as 1558, record indicated that it was abandoned, and not even the affluent Černín of the Crudenice family, owners of the castle as well as the surrounding district in the 18th century, invested in repair work. The mysterious abandoned ruin had to wait until the coming of the Romantic movement in the 19th century for more interest to be shown in it. Minor repairs and alterations were however destroyed by fire in 1886.
In recent years, the castle has been progressively renovated, and a permanent exhibition devoted to its history can now be seen. The tower is open to visitors of the castle, and its observation point affords wonderful views.

Radyně Castle

Originally a Gothic fortress, rebuilt in the 16th century in the Renaissance style. In 1728 its new owner, Count Morzin, had it remade into a Baroque chateau. The northern section of the structure has retained its Renaissance character.
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Ptenín Chateau

The Švihov Castle is a late medieval castle located in western Bohemia, Czech Republic. It was the seat of the lords of Rýžemberk and it was built between 1480–1510.
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Švihov Castle

Kozel, meaning "male goat" in Czech, is the name of a hunting castle in the Classical style close to the city of Plzeň, Czech Republic. The castle was built at the end of 18th century by architect Václav Haberditz for Jan Vojtěch of Czernin. It is a ground-floor building around an inner rectangular court. Around the castle we can find also a chapel, a riding school and a stable. The area is surrounded by a large park that is popular amongst locals. It is whence a very ancient ancestor of Kozels in the United States today originated.