Libčeves Castle, Gothic-Renaissance château in Libčeves, Czech Republic

Libčeves Castle is a ruin of a château in Libčeves, Louny District. Its four-winged ground plan, formed during a Baroque rebuild, encloses an inner courtyard; the eastern wing absorbed an earlier Renaissance kitchen building. Roofs vanished after the 1970s, leaving stone walls and window openings exposed.

A Gothic fortress founded in the 14th century stood here; Kateřina z Doupova and her son Jan Vilém Kostomlatský z Vřesovic had it rebuilt as a Renaissance château around 1600. Kryštof Ferdinand z Lobkovic gave it a Baroque four-wing form after buying it in 1642. The Lobkovic family held it until the first land reform, and from the 1960s it fell into ruin.

The name Libčeves comes from a personal name, and the village's first written mention dates to 1295, when Smil of Libčeves, a man of Rýzmburk Castle, resided there. The castle has been protected as a cultural monument since 1964. Its buildings served a farmyard for the Bílina estate rather than a noble residence.

The castle is currently undergoing extensive restoration work, so access may be limited or temporarily closed. Visitors should check ahead to see if guided tours or visits are available.

The oldest fortress probably stood near the Church of the Beheading of St John the Baptist, perhaps as early as the late 13th century; the manor seat was later moved to a hill south of the village. Its ground plan was rectangular with convex long sides, and palace buildings stood on both short sides, partly cellared.