The town of brewing Protivín is situated 12 km south-east of the town Písek in the valley of the Blanice river, 383 m a.s.l.
It used to be a village with a Gothic castle, which was first mentioned in 1282. In the 14th century the castle became property of the Rožmberks. Later the castle and the village were attached to the domain of the castle town Hluboká nad Vltavou after 1527. From the beginning of the 18th century they were under the ownership of the Schwarzenbergs and the town became a centre of the large domain. In 1715 big fire destroyed most of the town.
The former Gothic castle, which stands on the southern outskirts of the present town, was rebuilt into the Renaissance chateau in 1600. It was first reconstructed in the Baroque style at the second half of the 17th century. Its present appearance is from the reconstruction under the design of the Schwarzenbergs' architects P. I. Bayer and A. E. Martinelli, it was between 1717 - 1731. The large park can be found behind the chateau.
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Vysoký Hrádek is a Renaissance castle in Temelín, Czech Republic
Lords of Březí, from the court of Knín and Býšov originally constructed the fortress and courtyard. The first records we have are of Albert of Březí, who died in 1367. The fortress was inherited by his son, Svatomír, and then by another two sons of Albert, Smil and Bušek.
After the Lords of Březí died out, the fortress, called Hrádek, was inherited by their relatives, the Lords of Býšov.
After changing hands dozens of times, in 1948, the estate was confiscated as part of land reforms in the country, and now houses the information center for the Temelín Nuclear Power Station. Several exhibits using computer graphics and films explain how to control nuclear reactors, and reactor physics and safety.

Březí u Týna nad Vltavou (Vysoký Hrádek Chateau)

Passing through the Town Hall, we find ourselves on a quiet green area headed by Medieval walls with three Gothic arches. This is the western and only remaining wing of the former Royal Castle. The castle originally had a squared layout with four wings lined with arcades and surrounding a small courtyard.
The castle used to hold three fortification towers, but none of them are standing today. In the still-existing western wing we can visit the large Gothic Hall which displays copies of frescoes from the end of the 15th century. The castle was first mentioned in writing in 1254 and was built (under the supervision of King Přemysl Otakar II himself) at the same time as the town, which explains why it fits so perfectly into the town's layout. The last ruler to live in the castle was King Wenceslas (Václav) IV. In 1419, the castle passed into the hands of the Písek burgrave Jan Hájek of Hodětín, but it went through many owners soon afterward. It was purchased by the city of Písek in 1509, where it remained until 1547. Over the following years and centuries it was abandoned and gradually fell into disrepair. The western wing, entrance tower, and parkán were demolished in 1851, and the castle was transformed into the torso we see nowadays. The remaining part of the castle houses the Prácheň Museum today.
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Písek Castle

Kratochvíle is a picturesque Renaissance manorial residence surrounded by a park located in the south Bohemian countryside, near Netolice, Prachatice district, Czech Republic.
The medieval moated fortified stronghold of 1569 was turned into a hunting lodge between 1583 and 1589 by Vilém of Rožmberk. It was designed in the style of the Roman country villa and named Kratochvíle. The architect was Baldassare Maggi from Arogno, Ticino (CH). The whole complex with an entrance wing, outline of fortifications, moat and drawbridge was built in the form of a slightly elongated rectangle, and the château was built on piles of marshy ground.
The small kaple Panny Marie (Chapel of Our Lady), in the southwest corner of the château gardens was built between 1584 and 1589. The glory days of the château ended when Petr Vok of Rožmberk had to sell it to Emperor Rudolf II in 1601 because of debts. The emperor gave the château to the Eggenbergs and in 1719 it was acquired by the Schwarzenbergs. The international arrangement of the building to the layout of an Italian villa, with the open loggia on the ground floor being replaced here by a large vaulted entrance hall, which corresponded to the area of the Great Hall on the first floor, is linked to the ground floor by a staircase. On both floors rooms of varying sizes are liked to these chambers.
On the ground floor they were partly of a functional nature and on the first floor they included the private apartments of the lord and lady, and the most grandiose room of the château, the Great Gold Hall where visitors were received and which is richly decorated, as are most of the other rooms, with stucco reliefs and murals based on classical mythology by Antonio Melana. During extensive restoration experts discovered five paintings depicting scenes from the life of Samson, in the adjoining Small Gold Hall.
In the 19th century the château was converted into apartments for the Schwarzenberg family and in 1950 the restoration work was carried out. Kratochvíle houses an exhibition of Czech puppet and animated films with original works by notable Czech producer Jiří Trnka, Hermína Týrlová and Karel Zeman.

Kratochvíle Chateau

The village Kolodeje nad Lužnicí is situated about 4 km north of the town Týn nad Vltavou. It lies on the Lužnice river not far from the confluence of the Lužnice and Vltava rivers, 355 m a.s.l.
Only a ferry across the Vltava river is mentioned in this place in the 16th century. The courtyard was founded later and then the Renaissance fortress was built here too. The fortress was rebuilt into a Baroque chateau in about 1740 and the St. Anne's Chapel was added one year later.
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Mitrowicz castle

Helfenburk is a castle ruin 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) from the town of Bavorov in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is situated on Malošín stone hill at an altitude of 683 metres (2,241 ft). Between the municipalities of Koječín and Štětín there is a paved road that leads to the castle.
In 1355, a town was built by members of the Rožemberk family to defend the nearby town of Bavorov. There were four brothers – Peter, Jošt, Oldřich and Jan of Rožemberk. Building permission was given by King Charles IV. It was a reward for their services, due to them having accompanied the King on his journey to the coronation in Rome. In the year 1381, Bavorov was given the rights of a free town. After the death of Jan in 1389 and his brother Oldřich, Jan's son Jindřich III of Rožemberk became the owner of the castle. He was one of the opponents of King Václav IV. The King was trying to harm him as much as he could, allegedly even with help of Jan Žižka.
After Jindřich III's death, Oldřich II of Rožemberk, son of Oldřich, became the owner of the castle. He was very young and was tutored by Čeněk from Vartemberk. He later converted to Catholicism and was raised in this religion. After the defeat of the Hussites in Tábor, he ordered the arrest of Hussite priests in all of his lands, and imprisoned them in his castles. It is proved that at Helfenburk two Hussite priests died. After the death of Oldřich II, the ruler of the castle was his son Jindřich IV of Rožemberk, and after him Jan II. Both constantly had problems with money and debts, which had been incurred by their father's war costs. The castle was given as a guarantee to Přeškov from Čestice. The contract allowed free access to the castles by former owners. After his death the castle was bought out and returned to the Rožemberk family. The period from 1468 to 1472 was troublesome around the castle. There were neighbourly disputes between Rožemberk and the towns of Písek, Sušice and Vodňany. The castle did not face such big losses, but these disputes also affected neighbouring villages. After the death Jan of Rožemberk and subsequent death of his son Jindrich V, ownership of the castle went to Vok II of Rožemberk. Because of dues he sold the castle to the brothers Václav and Zikmund Vlček of Čenov.
Václav Vlček was originally just a regular captain, he had fought in Hungary and Poland, and in service of the King gained many military skills and became a field captain. He was known as an exceptional leader and specialist in defence. He strengthened the defence of the castle, and built three circular walls with placers for shooters between 1473 and 1483. He was very strong and unpopular with Rožemberk's neighbours, so he lent money to Count Jindřich Preuschenek of Hardegg to buy the castle, which he did in 1489. After his death, the castle returned to the hands of the Rožemberks. In 1523 there was a dispute over succession, because Petar IV. of Rožemberk, as well as his brothers, had no children. Between 1515 and 1518 the castle was in the hands of Želízko of Tourov, who fired all the staff and was all alone in the castle.

Hausberk Castle

Drhovle Baroque Chateau stands on the plane. The old linden trees leads to the chateau from the south, while the current arrival leads from the main road from the north. The chateau is one-storey building with extremely long input southern wing. Transit through the wings takes the form of a two-storey clock tower. The east wing opens arcades into the courtyard, while the opposite wing of the building has bricked arcades. Castle chapel comes from r. 1851. The chateau facades are decorated in contrast, brick-red and pale ocher. From the floor of the east wing is also a staircase descends to the park.
The chateau serves as a retirement home now.
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Drhovle Chateau

The former princely settlement in Bechyně, first mentioned in the 9th century, is situated on the southernmost rock promontory overlooking the confluence of the Smutná and the Lužnice rivers. King Přemysl Otakar II obtained the "desert mountain of Bechyně" before 1268 from the property of Prague bishops and had a stone castle built there. Under the reign of King Jan Lucemburský a town was founded around the castle, and fortified with town walls in 1323. New mighty fortification of the castle was implemented in the 15th century.
Since the 1270s the castle changed owners several times, in 1340 even including the Lords of Šternberk (again in 1477 to 1530, and then between 1596 and 1715), who sold the Bechyně estate to Margrave Jošt in 1367. Under the Bechyně Family of Lažany at the turn of 1422-1423 the town was set on fire by the Hussite commander Jan Hvězda of Vícemilice; but the castle was only conquered by Prokop Holý in 1428.
The only remnants of the earliest seat, reconstructed in 1477 and then in the period of 1510 to 1527, include parts of two lengthwise buildings connected with a crosswise wing, which was attached in the renaissance period to the newly built Vok chateau. The fourth wing, closing the southern end of the yard, was pulled down in 1791.
Following the era of the Švamberk family, who owned Bechyně since 1530, the reign was taken over by Petr Vok of Rožmberk in the years 1569 to 1596, who celebrated his wedding there (on 14 February 1580) with Kateřina of Ludanice. By the marriage of Marie Terezie of Šternberk in 1715, whose husband became Jan Leopold Count Paar, the Bechyně estate came into the possession of the Paar family, who stayed there till 1948, when the chateau was confiscated by the state. Then the building was used by the Czech Academy of Science. After the revolution the estate was restituted and now belongs to a company with its seat in Vaduz (Liechtenstein) and the name Herrschaft Bechyne SE, owned by Josef Šťáva.
http://panstvi-bechyne.cz/

Bechyně Chateau

Set in beautiful surroundings of the forested landscape in the valley of the River Otava, the spa ensures its patients and guests peace, quiet and plenty of privacy. Spa care is provided in the building of a chateau built in 1875 in the neo-Gothic style by the Lobkowicz family of nobles, who used the building as their summer residence up to the year 1926. The chateau and the added treatment and accommodation pavilions are surrounded by the lush greenery of the English-style park and the forest. The spa consists of four buildings, of which three are connected by a heated corridor. This means that patients and guests have everything they need – meals, accommodation and treatment – easily accessible all under one roof. The chateau and the English-style park constitute a cultural heritage site. This has helped to maintain the original character of the whole area and prevent it being spoiled by insensitive human activity.
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Vráž Chateau

The Barogue hunters' chateau Ohrada stands about 1 km south-west of the small town Hluboká nad Vltavou on the southern bank of the Munický Rybník (Munice Pond) in the Stará Obora (Old Preserve).
It was built between 1708 - 1713 as an occasional residence of Adam Schwarzenberg. It was never permanently occupied, only used during huntings and for banquets.
In the first half of the 20th century a ZOO was established near the chateau. The museum of forestry (hunting) and fishing (founded at the end of the 19th century) with exhibitions of gunmaking can be visited in the chateau.
https://jiznicechy.org/

Ohrada Chateau

Hluboká Castle (German: Schloss Frauenberg) is a historic château situated in Hluboká nad Vltavou, and it is considered one of the most beautiful castles in the Czech Republic.
In the second half of the 13th century, a Gothic castle was built at the site. During its history, the castle was rebuilt several times. It was first expanded during the Renaissance period, then rebuilt into a Baroque castle at the order of Adam Franz von Schwarzenberg in the beginning of the 18th century. It reached its current appearance during the 19th century, when Johann Adolf II von Schwarzenberg ordered the reconstruction of the castle in the romantic style of England's Windsor Castle.
The Schwarzenbergs lived in Hluboká until the end of 1939, when the last owner (Adolph Schwarzenberg) emigrated overseas to escape from the Nazis. The Schwarzenbergs lost all of their Czech property through a special legislative Act, the Lex Schwarzenberg, in 1947.
Hluboká Castle is a National Cultural Monument of the Czech Republic.