Castle Bystřice pod Hostýnem, Baroque château in Bystřice pod Hostýnem, Czech Republic.
Castle Bystřice pod Hostýnem is a Baroque mansion located in the town of the same name. The building displays typical Baroque features and was expanded in the 18th century with two Neoclassical wings.
The Bystřice fortress was founded by the lords of Tvorkov after the demise of Obřany Castle and is first documented in 1440. A Renaissance château was likely built on its site in the mid-16th century. In 1616 Bohunka of Vítkov and Václav Bítovský of Bítov gave the château its final form, as stone coats of arms above the entrance gate attest.
The castle is owned by the town, which uses it for concerts and exhibitions. Since 2002 a permanent exhibition of the East Bohemian sculptor Vojmír Vokolek has been installed on the ground floor, and since 2003 the Town Museum of Ceramics has also been housed here.
The building is easy to reach and sits in the town center. Visitors can view the exterior at any time, and the museum inside is open to the public on certain days.
The Loudon family, owners from 1827, planted a park beside the castle and built a greenhouse there for exotic plants, including pineapple. A statue of General Ernst Gideon von Laudon stands in the park today.
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