Úsov Castle, Baroque castle and hunting museum in Úsov, Czech Republic

Úsov Castle is a baroque château set on a hilltop in the Moravian town of Úsov, in the Czech Republic. The whitewashed building has rectangular towers and now serves as a museum with collections spread across its historic rooms.

The site was first mentioned in written records in 1260 and was built on Gothic foundations before being transformed over the following centuries. The Liechtenstein family commissioned architect Domenico Martinelli to carry out a major baroque rebuilding between 1692 and 1699, giving the castle its current form.

The rooms inside hold hunting weapons and animal trophies brought back by the Liechtenstein family from trips to distant parts of the world. Walking through these spaces gives a sense of how the family lived and what they valued during their long ownership of the estate.

The castle and the later château stand side by side above the town, so a visit covers both the medieval core and the baroque palace added around 1691. The Liechtenstein hunting and forestry museum occupies the interiors, and the grounds are protected as a cultural monument.

The castle holds the Liechtenstein hunting and forestry museum, with trophies from the family's hunting expeditions in Africa, Asia and Europe. The collections also cover natural history, and the museum has been housed here since the 20th century.