Krasonice, Empire style château in Krasonice, Czech Republic.

Krasonice is a château in Empire style located in rural Czech territory, displaying distinctive features of that architectural period. The building features symmetrical facades and proportional clarity characteristic of early 1800s European construction.

A fortress on the site is documented in 1390 as ruined; a new fortress replaced it around 1500. Colonel Hanibal of Schaumburg had it rebuilt as a late Renaissance château in 1630, and an Empire-style conversion in 1830 added an English park. It has been a protected cultural monument since 1972.

The château stands near the church of St. Lawrence in the centre of Krasonice. The Moravian poet Vincenc Furch was born here in 1817. The grounds include an English park laid out during the Empire-style rebuilding of 1830.

No marked hiking trail leads to the château; road II/410 passes by the castle park, linking Krasonice with Želetava and Knínice. The red hiking trail from Želetava to Nová Říše, followed by the Otokar Březina nature trail, runs along the edge of the village. The building is privately owned and not open to visitors.

The château was rebuilt in 1630 by Colonel Hanibal of Schaumburg, who acquired the Želetava estate after the Battle of White Mountain. The poet Vincenc Furch, now almost forgotten, was born here in 1817.