Castle in Nová Horka, Baroque château in Nová Horka, Czech Republic

Nová Horka Castle is a Baroque château from the mid-18th century that received neo-Gothic elements in a later 19th-century reconstruction. It stands on a gentle hill at the edge of the Oder floodplain, near where the Sedlnička flows into the Odra, and is surrounded by a park with a wall decorated with sculptures.

A noble estate with feudal ties to the bishop's castle at Hukvaldy stood here by 1374, when Pec z Varty sued Vok z Kravař over it. Count Karel Josef Vetter had the wooden fortress rebuilt as a Baroque château around 1742; the Vetter von der Lilie family held it until 1945.

The castle is named after the Nová Horka court first recorded in 1374, and the Vetter von der Lilie family held it from 1660 until 1945. Since 2020 it has served as a branch of the Museum of the Nový Jičín Region, with a guided tour circuit.

Visitors can explore the castle and its collections on guided tours that share information about the building. It helps to check in advance how to reach it and which areas are currently open.

Count Karel Josef Vetter had the Baroque castle built around 1742 and designed the plans himself, sometimes working in a mason's apron alongside the builders. He also had a large altana for music and dancing set up on the roof, and a water supply laid out in front of the castle.