Castle in Zábřeh, Cultural monument in Ostrava-Jih, Czech Republic

The Castle in Zábřeh stands on the site of a fortress first recorded in writing in 1529, replaced by a castle built around 1600 under Ctibor Syrakovský of Pěrkov. The Olomouc bishopric, owner from 1652, gave it its baroque form. Original vaults, staircases and casement windows survive; the roof is a 1975 gable roof and the walls are painted bright orange.

The castle stands on the site of a fortress documented in writing in 1529 and still standing in 1593. Around 1600 Ctibor Syrakovský of Pěrkov had the castle built; from 1652 the Olomouc bishopric owned it and soon rebuilt it in Baroque form. In 1975 the state gave it a gable roof during a "modernization".

The name Zábřeh nad Odrou survives in the castle's name, though the village was absorbed into Ostrava. The building now houses a brewery and hotel run by Petra Hradil and Erich Bergmann, and its renovated interiors serve guests rather than exhibitions.

The castle stands near the Karpatská public transport stop in Ostrava-Jih, by the Zábřežský bludný balvan, the neo-baroque town hall, the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary and the functionalist Husův sbor. The building now serves as a hotel and brewery, so visits focus on the exterior and the neighbouring sights.

The 1975 state "modernisation" gave the building a gable roof, and the recent renovation replaced the slate roof covering with an imitation and painted the walls bright orange, so some details differ from the original. Inside, the vaults, staircase and casement windows survive.