Zámek Bílá, Wooden hunting lodge in Bílá, Czech Republic
Bílá is a single-storey wooden hunting lodge built in 1906, with a shingle roof and a two-storey square corner tower. It consists of a residential tower and a residential "palace"; the tower has a balcony, all windows have shutters, and entry is through a veranda.
Bílá belonged to the Olomouc archbishops, who favoured the surrounding area. In 1906 Archbishop František Saleský Bauer had a wooden hunting lodge built here, used as a summer residence and hunting cabin. It has served as accommodation in recent times and has been a cultural monument since 2010.
The lodge's name comes from the village of Bílá, whose surroundings the Olomouc archbishops favoured as a hunting ground. Inside, a period chandelier made of hunting trophies and staircases lined with antlers recall the building's hunting purpose. A chapel of St. Hubert, consecrated in 2008, hosts the annual Hubert Mass.
The lodge stands at the edge of Bílá by the Smradlavá stream, near the wooden church of St. Bedřich. A green hiking trail from the Černá settlement passes the building and continues to Masaryk's Chalet; a blue trail runs along the village edge toward Bobek. The village is reached by road I/56 from Hlavatá or from Ostravice past the Šance reservoir.
The chapel of St. Hubert in the grounds was consecrated in 2008 by Bishop Lobkowicz during a Hubert Mass. The original stable still serves its purpose, and the staircases inside the lodge are lined with antlers.
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