Zámek Komořany, Gothic Revival château in Komořany, Czech Republic
Zámek Komořany is a two-winged Baroque château with a tower in Prague's Komořany district, at Na Šabatce 17/2050; the wings may originally have numbered four. It replaced an older fortress and served as a summer residence of the Zbraslav abbots. The tower was later used as a water tower.
A fortress stood here when Zbraslav Monastery sold Komořany in 1589 to Václav Šturm of Hyršfeld. The fortress was rebuilt as a Baroque château before 1742, serving as the summer residence of the Zbraslav abbots. On 2 July 1742 it hosted negotiations between the besiegers of Prague and representatives of Maria Theresa; after the monastery's abolition in 1785 it passed to the religious fund.
The name Komořany is documented in a 1589 purchase contract in which the Zbraslav monastery sold the estate, including a fortress, to Václav Šturm of Hyršfeld. The château later served as a summer residence for the Zbraslav abbots, and since the 20th century it has housed the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute.
The château stands at Na Šabatce 17/2050 in Komořany, Prague's southern district, and is occupied by the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, so only the exterior can be viewed. Approach from the Komořany side to see the two-winged building with its tower, formerly used as a water tower.
On 2 July 1742 the château hosted negotiations between the besiegers of Prague, French marshal Belleisle and the Bavarian duke, and Count Königsegg and Prince Esterházy, who represented Maria Theresa. The tower later served as a waterworks after Karel Schulz, founder of the Modřany engineering works, raised one wing by a storey.
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