Nové Zámky u Litovle, Neoclassical château in Mladeč, Czech Republic
Nové Zámky u Litovle is a Baroque château built in 1690 by the Liechtensteins on the site of a 16th-century Renaissance hunting lodge of the Černohorští z Boskovic. Its outer Empire-style façades survive intact; interiors were decorated with wall paintings by D. Meninardi after a 1730s remodelling by A. Beduzzi. An English-style park laid out in 1813–1820 surrounds it.
A Renaissance hunting lodge of the Černohorští z Boskovic stood here before the Lichtenštejns replaced it in 1690 with a larger Baroque château. In the 1730s A. Beduzzi remodelled it and D. Meninardi painted the interiors. After a fire in 1805, Josef Hardtmuth rebuilt it in Neoclassical form between 1813 and 1820; the Lichtenštejns used it administratively until 1945.
The château's name, Nové Zámky (New Castle), distinguishes it from the older castle at nearby Mladeč. Since the 20th century the building has housed a social care institute, so the interiors are not open to tourists; the park, however, is freely accessible and its Empire-style follies remain in place.
The château stands in the hamlet of Nové Zámky, part of Mladeč, about 3 km west of Litovel. It now houses a social care institute, so the interiors are not open to tourists; the English-style park laid out in 1813–1820, with its Empire follies, is the part to see.
In the château park, laid out in the English style between 1813 and 1820, the builder placed a stone Devil's Bridge (Čertův most) as a masonry footbridge, along with a gate joining the rock formations. The park gradually passes into open countryside.
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