Černovice, Neoclassical château in Černovice, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
Černovice is a château on the southern edge of Černovice in the Pelhřimov district, Vysočina. Its present form comes from a Neoclassical rebuilding in 1841 by builder Josef Schaffer of Jindřichův Hradec: a three-winged, one-storey building, two storeys in the middle, with prismatic turrets at the corners. The south wing once held the Chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.
The château was probably founded by Martin Paradies shortly before 1641, when he resided there; it then had a single wing. In 1716 Karel Josef Voračický z Paběnic inherited it, and Count František Karel Kinský, who bought the estate in 1721, had it enlarged. Prince Jindřich Eduard ze Schönburg-Hartenstein had it rebuilt in 1841.
The château stands on the site of a former mill; the Paradis brothers built the first wing there in 1640, with an open terrace facing east. Since the 20th century it has housed a diagnostic institute for youth social care, a primary special school and a practical school, so the building is seen mainly from Dobešovská street and the adjoining park.
The château stands on the southern edge of Černovice in the Vysočina region, reached by Dobešovská street from Mariánské náměstí. The building houses a diagnostic institute and schools, so it is not open to visitors; the landscaped park around it is accessible, and a branch of the red-marked hiking trail leads to its rear.
The south wing once held a Chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary; under the communist regime the space was used as a coal store, and it now houses offices. The chapel's former function is not visible from outside.
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