Castle Horní Police, Baroque château in Horní Police, Czech Republic

Castle Horní Police is a baroque château in the Czech village of the same name, featuring characteristic elements of this style including symmetrical facades and ornate interior spaces. The stone structure displays arcades, decorative details, and spacious rooms that reflect the wealth and artistic taste of its former owners.

Duke Julius Francis of Saxe-Lauenburg had an old farmstead near the church rebuilt as a one-storey early-baroque château. After his death in 1689 his daughter Anna Maria Franziska of Tuscany, who resided at Zákupy, added a second storey. The builders were the Broggio father and son of Litoměřice, active in the village and on the château from 1684 to 1723.

After 1991 the municipality took over the dilapidated château, repaired the facades and turned part of the rooms into a gallery; occasional exhibitions and public events are still held there. The building also once housed a château brewery whose cellars survive, and briefly a Jesuit seminary.

The château is located in a rural area and can be reached by the railway line connecting Liberec and Děčín. Visitors should check opening conditions beforehand, as access may vary depending on the season or current status of the site.

The château stands in the middle of Horní Police above the Ploučnice, a few dozen metres from road II/262 (9. května street), where a car park lies in front of the building. Intercity buses from Česká Lípa to Děčín stop nearby, and the railway station on line 086 is about 1 km south.