Lipová Castle, Baroque château in Lipová, Czech Republic

Lipová Castle is a baroque château built in the 1730s in the border village of Lipová, Děčín District. Its design is probably by the Italian-born architect Girolamo Costa, and the building retains only traces of minor classicist alterations from around 1800. It has seven staircases, twelve chimneys, 52 rooms and 365 windows and doors.

Count Leopold Antonín Salm-Reifferscheidt, a marshal of the imperial Austrian army, began building the new château in 1736 or 1738, probably to designs by the Italian-born architect Girolamo Costa. It replaced an older château built after 1566 by the Schleinitz family. Apart from minor classicist alterations around 1800, the building was never rebuilt.

The castle's name comes from the linden trees (lípa) of the village Lipová. Since 2012 the association Via Tempora Nova has cleared overgrown shrubs from the courtyard and former park, uncovering a baroque fountain whose existence had been forgotten. Violinist Jaroslav Svěcený founded the Lipová Music Festivals benefit concerts here.

The château stands roofless and heavily damaged, with collapsed baroque roofs and ceilings, so entry is unsafe and the grounds are not a regular visiting site. Owner Via Tempora Nova has cleared overgrowth from the courtyard and former park since 2012, uncovering a baroque fountain; access depends on the association's work. The building is listed among endangered monuments.

The château has seven staircases, matching the days of the week, twelve chimneys for the months, 52 rooms for the weeks and 365 windows and doors for the days of the year. The count was noted by the association now trying to save the building.