The predecessor of the current chateau in Líšno used to be the Castle of Léštno, established probably after 1367 when the sons of Ondřej of Dubá divided their inheritance. Beneš of Dubá who was given this section of land built his seat in a suitable spot protected by swamps and ponds. His son Václav of Dubá accompanied Master Jan Hus to Constance, however he did not join the Hussites  and therefore the Taborites besieged his castle in 1420. In 1467, in the fights of Zelenohorská jednota against  Jiří of Poděbrady,  Léštno was conquered  and reduced to rubble.  At that time the estate belonged to the Šternberk family  who later reconstructed and fortified the castle. The castle was reconstructed in 1478 and 1536. During the 30-years War, when the whole area suffered due to the consequences of the war, the local estate was ravaged too. The dishevelled castle became dilapidated and the ever changing owners had very little interest in its destiny. Between 1873 and 1884 Čeněk Daněk, a rich Prague industrialist, renovated the castle from scratch and converted it into a luxurious home, however maintained some Gothic and Renaissance Style parts. Thus the current chateau of Líšno, surrounded by a decorative park, was created. It has been built as a three winged two storey chateau around an oblong courtyard closed with a wall with a gate in the fourth side. The middle wing has a ground floor arcade. The courtyard facade of the left wing is decorated with statues of knights and a coat of arms. There is a prismatic tower in the corner of the right wing. In the park, there are pavilions, a statue of St. Florian, vases,  a pool, a pond with a meadow and woodland areas. The chateau was acquired by the state in 1945.
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Líšno Chateau

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The castle was apparently established in the 1280s by Prague Bishop Tobiaš as a Gothic fortification in the style of a French castle with a rectangular plan and round towers protruding from the corners, making the most effective defence possible. Accounts show that the Benešévic family from nearby Benešov were the owners in 1318, and that in 1327 the castle passed into the hands of the Šternberks. In 1468, it was conquered by the troops of George of Poděbrady after a siege that lasted almost two years.
In 1603, the estate was purchased by Dorota Hodějovská of Hodějov, who made Renaissance alterations to the old gothic fortification. The Hodějovský family fortified their property because of their active participation in the anti-Habsburg rebellion in 1620. Albrecht von Waldstein acquired the castle, and after him it was passed to Adam Michna of Vacínov. Michna gained notoriety through his repression of the serfs, who revolted against him and conquered Konopiště in 1627.
The Swedes occupied and plundered Konopiště in 1648, and the Vrtba family then purchased the dilapidated structure. After 1725, they had it transformed into a Baroque style château. The drawbridge was replaced by a stone bridge, and near the east tower a new entrance was inserted in the wall. The gate which embellished it was designed by František Maxmilián Kaňka and featured statues from the workshop of Matthias Bernard Braun. In 1746, the upper levels of four of the towers were destroyed and one tower was completely demolished. During repair of the interiors, mythological and allegorical frescoes were painted on the ceilings of the great hall, and marble fireplaces with carved decorations by Lazar Wildmann were created.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria bought Konopiště in 1887 with his inheritance from the last reigning Duke of Modena. He had it repaired between 1889 and 1894 by the architect Josef Mocker into a luxurious residence, suitable for a future Emperor, which he preferred to his official residence in Vienna. The extensive 225 ha English-style park, with terraces, a rose garden and statues, was established at the same time.

Konopiště Chateau

This Baroque chateau was built around 1724 near the yeoman stronghold from the 14th century. Count František Adam of Trautmannsdorf had it built by František Maxmilián Kaňka, a reputable architect of the Czech Baroque period.

The chateau has kept its current appearance since a partial reconstruction was made after a fire in 1754. It is an example of a typical aristocratic estate of the high Baroque period. St. Joseph´s Chapel, with a fresco and altar paintings by Václav Vavřinec Reiner, is one of the most attractive parts of the chateau. Also sculptures by Matyáš Bernard Braun are part of the chapel´s decoration. All rooms open to the public display historical furniture as well as collections of the Šternberk family dating from the 17th to 19th century. The chateau premises are surrounded by a large English park.
http://middleczech.kr-stredocesky.cz/

Jemniště Chateau

This originally Gothic stronghold with a moat was built in the 14th century by the Lords of Janovice, an important Bohemian noble family. It was converted in the 16th century into a Renaissance chateau, and in the late 19th century Counts Vratislav of Mitrovice made the final alterations in Romantic-Neogothic style.
A large nature-landscape chateau park was also completed at that time. Vrchotovy Janovice is linked with the name of Baroness Sidonie Nádherná of Borutín, an art-loving noble lady and a friend of many Czech and European artists that she often hosted at her summer residency. Today, the chateau holds exhibitions dedicated to Rainer Maria Rilke, the Austrian writer Karl Kraus, Czech society of the 19th century, as well as to Czech bell making.
http://middleczech.kr-stredocesky.cz/

Vrchotovy Janovice Chateau

Originally a Renaissance chateau from the 16th century, resulting expansion of the fortress. After 1670, early Baroque and late style Baroque rebuilt and expanded during property Pachta noble family in the 18th century. 
In the 30th of the 19th century gave it again to rebuild Jacques Louis des Poutales. Development of Neo-Baroque building completed only with change the front garden in 1914 and 1921-1923, which then in 1935 added portico.
The southern part of the main two-storey building is directed into a large park. The main building has two side wings, which followed up with subsequent farm buildings.
Only the park is open to public, the building is closed to the public, because a medical institute is located there.
http://waymarking.com/

Tloskov Chateau

A part of a Romanesque castle, enlarged in the 14th and 15th centuries, consisting of a rotunda, a prismatic tower with a view, an attached, originally Gothic building and uncovered bases of a Romanesque palace. Týnec pottery, archaeology of the region, an exhibition halls with regular expositions of modern applied art. http://camp.cz/

Týnec nad Sázavou Castle

The Renaissance castle was rebuilt from a medieval stronghold of the French type, as can be seen from a massive tower. In the 18th and 19th century the castle was enlarged in Neo-Gothic style - from this time are romantic buildings in the park and three entrance gates with crests of the former owners.
https://czecot.com/

Vlašim Chateau

The first mention about Vojkov manor is from 1350. The originally fort was probably built by master of Milhostice. This noble family owned the Vojkov manor till 1622. During Thirty Years' War and the subsequent period, owned Vojkov manor a lot of owners. 
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Vojkov Chateau

The first written reference to the site dates back to 1149 and mentions a convent of the Premonstratensians, founded in the so-called Moon Valley. The Lounovice convent was ruined in 1420 by the Tabor forces that then dominated the whole region. The museum displays findings of the archaeological research of the convent, installed in the château by the National Museum in 1981. During a reconstruction in 1982, a band of sgraffito was uncovered, depicting an interesting view of the biblical theme of The Flood. Above the bossage of the entry portal there is the coat of arms of the archbishops as a reminder of the times when the château was in their possession. The château is also the birthplace of the music composer Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679 - 1745).
http://tourism.cz/

Louňovice pod Blaníkem Chateau

This Renaissance castle was rebuilt in Baroque style in the 17th century, when it belonged to the House Wallenstein. The interiors are decorated with a unique Baroque stuccoes and Renaissance wall paintings.
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Komorní Hrádek Chateau

The first mention of Jablonná nad Vltavou dates from 1318 when a water fortress was situated on the site of the present Chateau. In 1729, Count Josef Jan Kinský purchased Jablonná and rebuilt it into a Baroque chateau.
Chateau Jablonná nad Vltavou is located in the middle of 3,5-hectare park with two ponds, in the beautiful countryside between the Vltava and Sázava rivers, near Slapy Dam.
Major reconstruction of the Chateau was carried out in  1873 when it was purchased by the Prague banker  JUDr. Johann Schebek. The Chateau was converted in Noe-Classical style. The Neo-Classical paster-cast iron columns and balcony with wrought iron railings and gilded flowers have all survived to the present day and have been completely restored. The park is decorated with original sculptures by Moldner, the German sculptor whose works are also on display in the park of the famous Golf Konopiště Resort.
In the 1920s, bank director, Dr. Rudolf Vodička, became the last owner of the Chateau. During the Second World War, this part of the Central Bohemian Region became a military area, and was used for the manoeuvres of SS units. The Gestapo stored its archives in the Chateau building.
From the 1960s, the building was owned by the National Committee of the Capital City of Prague, which established a retirement  home there. After the Velvet Revolution , the Chateau was returned to the descendants of Dr. Rudolf Vodička.
In 2005, the building was purchased by the ROYAL interier company which, after complete reconstruction, opened it to the public in the Autumn of 2009.
http://zamekjablonna.cz/