Velké Heraltice Castle, Baroque castle in Velké Heraltice, Czech Republic

Velké Heraltice Castle is a baroque structure featuring a distinctive cylindrical tower, two courtyards, and multiple wings that form a substantial complex. The buildings sit within an expansive English-style park that surrounds the entire compound.

Vojslav of Lublic built the castle between 1255 and 1265, and its massive cylindrical tower survives from that time. In 1668 Count Jiří Štěpán Bruntálský z Vrbna bought the estate and in the 1670s had it rebuilt by the Opava-based Italian builder Lorenc Nicolo. The sculptor and stucco artist Andreas Anrath worked on the interiors and chapel, but the castle was still unfinished when the count died.

The castle chapel and interiors carry work by sculptor and stucco artist Andreas Anrath, commissioned under Count Jiří Štěpán Bruntálský z Vrbna of the Silesian noble family of Vrbno. The estate stayed in that family's hands, and the decoration shows how Silesian nobility around 1670 fitted out a country seat.

The complex now houses an educational facility and social services center managed by the regional authorities as a registered cultural monument. Visitors should check access conditions beforehand, as the grounds may have restrictions.

The grounds preserve a collection of mature trees, some exceeding 150 years in age, making them living witnesses to the park's long history. The landscape descends across two distinct levels, from the castle grounds to stone walls and a creek below.