The first written record of Moravský Krumlov dates to 1227. The town´s Renaissance chateau dating between 1557 to 1562 stands on the site of a former medieval Gothic castle. Three sides of the chateau courtyard are lined with Renaissance arcades. After the lost battle on the White Hill (1621), the family of Lichtenstein was the owner of the estate.
The well-known Slav Epic by the painter, Alfons Mucha (1860-1939), is situated in the Hall of Knights in the Chateau.
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Moravský Krumlov Chateau

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The Oslavany chateau - originally the first women's Cistercian convent in Moravia "Vallis s. Mariae" (Mary valley) was founded in 1225 by Heilwig from Znojmo. In 1228, the Olomouc archbishop was ordained in the presence of Premysl Otakar I and his family.
In 1423, the convent was allegedly burnt down by the Hussites and in 1471 William of Perstejn received rights of disposal to it from King Vladislav Jagelonsky.
The convent began to be rebuilt into a chateau after an extensive fire in 1517.
Other administrators that had to forfeit the chateau were the Kuns of Kunstat and later the Krajirs of Krajka. After 1577 Krystof of Althana acquires the chateau from Emperor Rudolf II and Krystof's successor Adolph of Althana carries out extensive Renaissance reconstruction during 1580 - 1590.
In 1599, the chateau was held by Wolf Ditrich of Althana, from whom it was confiscated by Emperor Ferdinand II for his participation in the Stavovske rebellion. As seized property the manor was handed over to the administration of cardinal Frantisek of Ditrichstein. In 1621 the catholic Michal Adam of Althana, brother of Wolf Ditrich, acquires the chateau into his ownership. After him the owners of the chateau were subsequently his sons Michal I and Michal Jan II. In 1654, via marriage it comes into the ownership of the Mollart family. In 1712, Petr Arnost of the Mollarts sells the chateau to the Old Brno cloisters. In 1783, during the Josephine reforms they lost it and the manor fell into the hands of the Emperor's chamber. In 1789, the chateau was sold into the inheritance ownership of Jan Nepomuk Schraffovi. The last owners of the chateau were the Gomperzs. The brothers of Max and Philip bought it in 1885 and in 1939 the chateau was confiscated by the German army as Jewish property. It was changed into Wermacht barracks. After 1945 the chateau was confiscated by the State as German property and was the headquarters of various organizations, which used it as a warehouse.
In 1993, the devastated chateau became the property of the town and since 1996 this monument has been integrated into the Saving Our Architectural Heritage Program of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and its renovation is being carried out.
The chateau is an extensive Renaissance structure with an arcade courtyard. The original Gothic convent church was preserved and served as the chateau's chapel and now is utilized for concerts. "The History of Mining and Power Engineering" exhibition is located in the chateau. For the time being the chateau is open to the public only several times a year. Traditionally this is on "Open Doors Day" on 1 May, the Karmel fair on 16 July or the first Sunday after the 16th, and the "Oslavany's Historical Celebrations" always on the second weekend in September. The town is looking for an investor to commercially utilize the chateau in accordance with the conditions of monument care.
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Oslavany Chateau

The original castle was rebuilt in 1790 in late Baroque chateau with classicism building elements. Its two large halls are decorated with frescoes by renowned Moravian late Baroque painter Josef Winterhalter. A large English park is part of the chateau.
The chateau is a rectangular two-storey building with ground floor lateral wings. In the axis of the main facade is the entry columned portico, the garden is in rear part of chateau. There is also sala terrena topped with a triangular gable. Historically equipment interiors have been preserved very little. The chateau complex is surrounded a large English park with many rare tree species.
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Dukovany Chateau

Castle stands on the site of a Gothic water fortification from the 9th and 10th century. In 16th century the fortress was rebuilt into a Renaissance chateau. Currently is the castle storey building with two courtyards, with the renaissance cantilevers on bays and lofty main outbuilding.
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Miroslav Chateau

Monasterial castle, the only one in this country. It is historically connected to the congregation of the premonstrate nuns of the nearby Rosa Coeli monastery. It was built in its protection most probably around the 13th century. AFter the fall of the monastery in the first half of the 16th century, the main palace building was rebuilt into a palatial renaissance chateau. The gothic defense system of walls, towers and moats remains preserved until the present.
http://south-moravia.info/

Dolní Kounice Chateau

A significant monument of Moravian Renaissance. The first written record dates back to 1259. The front is Classical, the second courtyard has a Renaissance arcade with interesting relief symbols (wealth, talent, fame, etc). The interiors of the first floor house a unique hanging painting from the 16th century, stucco ceilings, historical furniture.
The current exposition includes almost the entire first floor of the chateau. The accessible rooms are equipped with furnishings, paintings and decorated with stucco work and frescoes. The exposition is a cross-section of the chateau’s history from renaissance times, through the lavish mannerist stucco ornamentation and baroque furniture to classical paintings in the chateau chapel.
http://south-moravia.info/

Rosice Chateau

The castle in Lechovice as we know it today was created by reconstructing the former summer residence of the abbey of the Premonstratensians of Louka, which is the second oldest order based in Moravia. The choice of the location of this building was not a question of coincidence; the owners were inspired by a previously standing medieval fortress destroyed in 1481. In 1665, the Premonstratensians gained the ownership of the Lechovice farm and given the growing influence of the Marian cult and legendary healing power of a local well, the then appointed abbot Vincenc Wallmera ordered the construction of a new Pilgrimage church in the vicinity of the stream. Most probably, the church in Lechovice is the work of the Austrian architect Christian Alexander Oedtl and shows features of the Hight Baroque style. This Austrian High Baroque Church even bears some resemblance to the St. Peter´s Church in Vienna – the work of Hildebrant. Along with the church, a summer baroque abbey residence was built in the area. After the Josephine Reforms in 1784 when the religious orders were abolished, all the property was passed onto the religious foundation. In 1824 the representatives of the foundation sold the mansion to a wealthy Viennese burger Josef Lang from Znojmo. After his death, the mansion became the heritage of his daughter Julie, married later to K.F. Kubeck von Kubau. Naturally, the mansion came into possession of a new noble family.
Maxi Kubeck von Kubau is the one to be given credit to for the current form of the mansion.  It emerged gradually as classicist reconstructions when there have been additional towers added in the pseudo, neo-Baroque and Art Nouveau style. One can enjoy numerous stunning polychrome fountains, a castle colonnade with a gazebo, French parterre with a balustrade staircase and a beautiful cast iron patio. At the same time, a lovely English landscaped park was created around the premises with lots of exotic woody species. To this day, the park is dominated by an aged summer oak which is believed to be over a thousand years old. After the war, the building was used for variety of purposes for different organizations such as the army, national farming center, schools or as a hospice for elderly nuns. For these reasons, the premises of the mansion have repeatedly been modified and, sadly to say, not always in a positive meaning of the word. It was, however, maintained, heated and partially reconstructed throughout the years and thus also somehow preserved. After 1993, the hospice lost its relevance and after several attempts to find a new purpose, the mansion was repeatedly sold to several new owners.
http://zameklechovice.cz/

Lechovice Chateau

The chateau is the most important monument. It is the dominant feature of the town. A cylindrical stone tower is preserved from the original Gothic castle. Between 1565 and 1578, under the rule of Jan Starší of Žerotín, the castle was rebuilt into a Renaissance chateau according to a design by the architect Gialdi. The emblem of the Žerotín family hangs above the entrance gate. The next owners, the Haugwitz family, reconstructed the chateau in baroque style. The chapel in the walls is decorated by paintings and sculptures from an abolished Capuchin monastery; the vault of the chateau library has rich stucco and fresco decorations. The library contains 16,000 volumes including the Kralice Bible. After 1945 the chateau served as a summerhouse for President Edvard Beneš, today there is a valuable collection of tapestries there. Music concerts are regularly held in the chateau library and in the courtyard. The chateau game park is well known for breeding fallow deer. 
There is a large collection of tapestry from the 16th to 19th centuries in the chateau halls. Two visiting tours familiarise the visitors with period interior furniture, including the library, the chapel, and the study of the President Beneš. A park surrounds the chateau.
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Náměšť nad Oslavou Chateau

The history of the Château in Plaveč reaches as long as the 13th century. In that time there was a Gothic fortress which was re-built into a Renaissance castle at the end of the 16th century by the family of Hodicky. Then in the mid-18th century a scion of this family, from the line of de Souches family, re-built the Renaissance castle into a Baroque palace. The present classicistic form was impressed to it by the baron Albert Widmann in 1825, whose ancestors acquired the château in 1743. There is a splendid park stretching around in the surroundings of the château.
The most valued well-preserved monument in the precinct is a Romanesque rotunda from the mid-13th century.
http://jevisovice.info/

Plaveč Chateau

The Old Castle was erected on the place of a medieval fortress constructed in the mid-15th century on the right shore of the Jevišovka river. In the late 16th century it was rebuilt into a Renaissance chateau and in the 1680s the then owner of the domain, Louis Raduit de Souches, made it rebuild in the Baroque style. The Moravian Museum has been the owner of the castle since 1880.
Due to the refurbishment, only the permanent exhibition in the Castle kitchen and the exhibition on Rock art are available to visitors since May 1, 2015. 
http://mzm.cz/

Jevišovice Castle

Emin Chateau is a rectangular building with an elevated ground floor. The construction of its regional part emphasize that they have the pavilions character. Very impressive is also central bay with stairway to the park on the south side of building. 
Emin Chateau, originally the Castle Court let r. 1882 to build the owner of Hrusovany estate, Eduard Khuen-Belassy for his wife Emanuele Khuen-Belassy. The decoration of the Chateau interiors involved also some paintings from painter Alfons Mucha. The Khuen-Belassy family belonged Chateau until 1945. In 1948 the Chateau burnt down, including the Mucha's works.
Then the Chateau served various purposes however most gradually with a medical focus.
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