Castle in Lomnice, Baroque château in Lomnice, Czech Republic.
Castle in Lomnice is a baroque residence combining a main building with a chapel and orangery on its grounds. The complex shows the typical layout of a nobleman's seat, with several structures arranged to form a unified whole.
A Gothic castle existed here from the first half of the 13th century, first mentioned in 1281 with Vznata of Lomnice. In 1662 Count Gabriel Serényi bought the estate, and his son František Gabriel began the Baroque rebuilding, including the knights' hall designed by Brno builder Jan Křtitel Erna. After 1700 Antonín Amatus Serényi enlarged the castle and added the Marian column on the square.
The name reflects the location in the Lomnice region, where it has shaped the local landscape for centuries. Today visitors can observe how the baroque structure fits into village life and serves as a landmark for the surrounding community.
The castle stands in the centre of Lomnice, in the Brno-venkov district. The school that occupied it closed in 2018, and the site was returned to the Thienen-Adlerflycht descendants of the Serényi family, who began extensive reconstruction. The deteriorating castle pottery works is listed among the country's most endangered monuments, while the orangery was restored in 2011 and 2012.
The complex surprisingly combines architectural elements from three different periods: Gothic, Renaissance, and baroque features appear together in one structure. This reveals how owners adapted and expanded the building across generations.
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