Castle Chropyně, Renaissance château in Chropyně, Czech Republic

Castle Chropyně is a two-storey rectangular building with a saddle roof and a prismatic tower topped by a tall octagonal spire, located in Chropyně in the Kroměříž District. Its facade has three rows of rectangular windows with stone surrounds and cornices bearing the Lorraine crosses and Dietrichstein knives; the southwest ground floor has open arcades on prismatic pillars. The main portal bears the date 1615 and the coats of arms of the Olomouc bishopric, Moravia and the Dietrichsteins.

Hanuš Haugvic began building a one-storey arcaded manor in 1579 but died suddenly in 1580. Cardinal Franz von Dietrichstein bought Chropyně in 1615, and the portal bears his name and that date. Swedish troops damaged the castle during the Thirty Years' War; Bishop Karl von Lothringen had it rebuilt in 1701–1703 to its present form, adding a storey and joining it to the coach house.

The castle's name is tied to the legend of King Ječmínek, recalled in the Ječmínek Hall, whose carved table has an inlaid top and stands near an 18th-century pewter set. Emil Axman, a composer born in Chropyně, has a memorial room on the ground floor; he wrote the town's fanfare for wind instruments in 1946.

The castle is run by SLOCH (Služby občanům Chropyně) since 2022, which organizes guided tours of the historic interiors; exhibitions and cultural events are also held here. The ground-floor halls host temporary exhibitions and the memorial room of composer Emil Axman.

The pond beside the castle, Chropyňský rybník, is a national nature reserve. The castle's Ječmínkův sál takes its name from the legendary King Ječmínek, a figure of local Haná folklore tied to the estate. The Knight's Hall ceiling carries the coats of arms of the Fürstenberg family.