The Trebon Castle is one of the largest castle complexes in the Czech Republic. A Renaissance Chateau was built on the site of the original gothic castle by the Lords of Rozmberk between 1562 – 1611. In 1660, the castle was acquired by the Schwarzenbergs, a significant noble family who contributed the baroque extension in the outer courtyard of the castle. The Schwarzenberg family owned the castle until 1940, when the property was seized by the Gestapo. The State Castle of Trebon was declared a National Cultural Monument of the Czech Republic in 2001.
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Třeboň Chateau

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Original stud farm was built by count Jan Petr Slavata in 1673.  After extinction of the Slavata family by the sword, the Hradec domain was acquired by Heřman Jakub Černín in 1691, and the stud farm was acquired with it.  In the following years, the Černín family built up the hunting chateau, whose construction started in 1747.  Directly in the chateau, there was built a new chapel devoted to St. John of Nepomuk. The chapel is 19 m high and its fresco decoration represents the most valuable part of the chateau. In 1772, two statues of St.  Sebastian and St. Thecla by the driveway were made. These statues were created as a waiver of respect, because Jemčina was not affected by a horse plague. The chateau got completely new look after 1790, when Count Rudolf Jan Černín decided to organise hunts in Jemčina.  Regarding this purpose it was necessary to adapt the chateau and its surroundings having an area of 50 km2. Extensive costs were necessary specifically because of preparation of the woods around the chateau for fox hunting. Nobility from all corners of the Habsburg Monarchy was gathering in Jemčina especially during autumnal months.
Chateau Jemčina offers a sightseeing tour where you will be introduced to the history of Jemčina. You will also find out more information on fox hunting, history of missile troops in the castle, you will also visit stables and see a unique wooden construction of the riding school, court of honour, chateau chapel, bunker of the command post of missile troops and exposition of hunting trophies.
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Jemčina Chateau

Chateau Stráž nad Nežárkou is a Baroque feudal residence, which was developed after major reconstruction of former Gothic castle.  The chateau is surrounded by a large park in the valley of river Nežárka.  From the original castle, there can be found only a Gothic tower with an edge in the main facade.  The chateau is known, in the first place, in connection with the name of world famous opera singer Ema Destinnová, who carried out minor adjustments in the chateau and who mainly took advantage of its position by the New River, so she would satisfy her great passion for fishing.  Closer insight into her personality is possible in a museum in Jindřichův Hradec.
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Stráž nad Nežárkou Chateau

A Renaissance building from the 16th century was re-built at the end of the 17th century, and by adding a barn in 1711, it gained the appearance it has today. 
The Chateau was purchased quite deteriorated. After a complex modernisation, it is used as a family manor. In the course of repairs were discovered carved soffits, original plaster, and colour facade renders; all of them were carefully restored. A new garden was founded, and smaller outbuildings and fencing were restored next to the Chateau.
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Ostrolovský Újezd Chateau

The palace in Jindřichův Hradec is one of the most well-known and largest complexes of buildings. It has undergone complicated constructional development. The original name of today’s Jindřichův Hradec, “Nova domus” in Latin and “Neuhaus” in German, suggests that the castle had a predecessor. Systematic archaeological research enabled the beginning of the local settlement to be explained. Its results led to the conclusion that a fortified Slavic settlement existed here already in the 10th century, which undoubtedly played its role in the Přemyslovec dynasty’s castle administration. Remains of a bulwark were found in front of the court facade of Adam II’s palace. Until the discovery of these facts, the date of the settlement’s establishment had been determined as the end of the 12th century. Further evidence proving the antiquity of this settlement are the findings in the Church of St. John the Baptist, where a large Romanesque church used to stand at the end of the 12th century. This moved the foundation of the oldest stone buildings in Jindřichův Hradec back to the time before the arrival of the Vítkovec family. Another fact testifying to the royal ownership of the castle is that king Přemysl Otakar II took the castle as a former royal manor from Oldřich I for a short time in 1277. A year later, Oldřich returned to Hradec. We can presume that the stone castle, which is one of the oldest royal castles with encircling buildings, was established by the king and taken over in the middle of its construction and finished by the Vítkovec family. The name of the first local Vítkovec, Jindřich, was later used to name the castle and the town.
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Jindřichův Hradec Castle

Hluboká Castle in South Bohemia is a magnet for history buffs.

The 13th-century castle started as a Gothic structure owned by the Schwarzenberg family, who expanded it in the Renaissance style.

During the 18th century, the building took on a Baroque appearance and it was modelled directly after Windsor Castle in England in the 19th century.

It’s now open to the public and has 140 luxurious rooms, 11 towers and extensive gardens.

It’s one of the Czech Republic’s most famous and frequently visited castles.

Hluboká Castle is at 373 41 Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czechia.

Hluboká Castle

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.