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

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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

You can visit the ruins of a castle from the 13th century with a well-preserved bergfried tower as an observation tower that has survived to the present day. The castle remains are now a part of a historical-craft educational centre whose purpose is to inform the general public about craftsmanship of our ancestors. The centre includes multiple workshops, a forge, a pottery oven or, for example, a small herb garden.
https://visittabor.eu/

Šelmberk Castle

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

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.
http://tourist.posazavi.com/

Líšno 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

The castle was initially built in 1241 by Zdeslav of Divisov, later called Zdeslav Sternberg. The development of new firearms in the 14th century posed an unexpected threat to the defensibility of the castle. Its 13th century architects hadn't foreseen the danger of long-range firearms and its reinforcement became a necessity. During this period the Český Šternberk castle's fortifications were improved through the construction in the north of a three-story tower, which was connected to the castle by a rampart. In 1467 the castle was seized by the royal armies of George of Poděbrady (Czech: Jiří z Poděbrad). Later, the ruined castle was regained by Šternberk's aristocracy, who, by the turn of the 15th to 16th century, had reconstructed the castle, renewed its defensive system and expanded it with the construction of a new cylindrical tower in the south and the Dungeon in the north. The castle managed to survive the looting of the rebels in 1627, during the Thirty Years' War. With the death of Jan Václav in 1712, the Holicý branch of the Sternberg family died out and its ownership passed to other families, who in 1751 built the lower palace next to the surrounding wall.
The ownership of the castle was returned to the Sternberg family in 1841 when Zdeněk of Sternberg from the Konopiště branch of the family bought it. It remained in Sternberg's ownership until 1949 when it was "nationalized" by the Communist government of the Republic of Czechoslovakia. The family moved to a small flat in Prague and Jiří Sternberk, agreed to work as a steward in his own property and gave tours within the castle, which became a sightseeing spot. After the fall of Communism and the Velvet Revolution, in 1992, thanks to the restitution's law, Český Šternberk castle returned to Jiří's son, the count Zdeněk Sternberg, the current owner of the castle.

Český Šternberk Castle

The baroque castle from the 15th century is one of the dominant sights of the town Kácov and a protected historical sight of the Czech republic since 1958. The current exterior appearance of the castle was created in the past under the directions of Anna Marie Františka Toskánská. This historical sight nowadays offers a museum, gallery and facilities for cultural events. There is a guided tour prepared for the visitors as well as a visit to the newly reconstructed chapel of the castle or possibility to see well-preserved baroque paintings by the court painter Karel Josef Moravini.
http://panoramagolf.cz/

Kácov Castle

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

The Baroque chateau stands in the village of Chotoviny. The three-winged building with the polygonal tower was built between 1770 - 1780. The frontage of the chateau has the Pseudo-Renaissance appearance from the reconstruction in the 1870's. Hundreds of years old oak trees can be found in the park around the chateau.
http://yellowchateau.com/

Chotoviny Chateau

Initially constructed as a castle in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 16th century as a château by the Robmháp family of Suchá.
Notable owners include the imperial field marshal and martial councillor Sigismund Myslík of Hyršov and the Španovský family of Lisov. The Discalced Carmelites, who came to Pacov in 1708, started converting the palace into a monastery and the Abbey Church of St. Wenceslas in 1718. The famous architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer designed plans for further development in 1739. The building was ultimately reconstituted as a manor house after the monastery’s dissolution by Joseph II in 1787, its square layout being broken in 1884 when the east wing was torn down. In the 1860s the château housed a grammar school and teacher’s quarters where the poet Antonín Sova was born on February 26, 1864, as a son of the local schoolmaster Jan Sova. Sova’s birth is now commemorated by a JV Dušek monument on top of the ramparts. The Weiss von Tessbach family owned the château until May 1945 when it was appropriated by state authorities. From 1947 to 1992 it was occupied by the Czechoslovakian People’s Army. The château’s ongoing renovation started in 1997 when it once again became municipal property.
Today it houses the town council, Antonín Sova History Museum, public library, and Tourist Information Centre.
http://zamekpacov.cz/