Neulust, Castle ruins in Pardubice Region, Czech Republic

Neulust is the ruin of a Rococo hunting lodge built in 1790: an octagonal two-storey tower with a shingle roof and four side wings, surrounded by a small French park. Only wall remnants and vaulted cellars survive; the main building and kitchen wing collapsed in 1906.

Philipp Graf Kinsky had the Rococo hunting lodge built in 1790 for his widowed sister Therese Poniatowski, who inspired its name Theresienlust. After Karl Alexander von Thurn und Taxis bought the estate in 1823, he let it decay; a side wing collapsed in the mid-19th century, and in 1906 the main building and kitchen wing fell.

The name Neulust means "new desire" and reflects this hunting lodge's role as a recreational retreat for Czech nobility across the centuries. The scattered remains hint at spaces where hunting parties once gathered.

The ruins are located in the forest near the town of Uhersko and can be reached via woodland paths. The site is freely accessible, though conditions vary depending on weather and seasonal forest ground.

The lodge was built in 1790 by Philipp Graf Kinsky for his widowed sister Therese Poniatowski and named Theresienlust in her honour. Kinsky used it for hunts near the Trusnov game park, six kilometres from his seat at Chroustovice Castle.