Zámek Příseka, Medieval château in Příseka, Czech Republic.
Zámek Příseka is a three-storey, single-wing building at the southern end of Příseka, part of Brtnice. Its northwest side has a tower, and its façades and restored roofs were reconstructed to their 1750 appearance, including a Renaissance sgraffito façade and a Renaissance entrance portal from the original fortress. A barn east of the main building houses a café.
Volf Beránek z Petrovice built the fortress on this site, moving his seat here from nearby Petrovice. In 1579 Příseka passed to Hynek Brtnický z Valdštejna and became part of the Brtnice estate; after 1627 it belonged to the Collalto family. The fortress was rebuilt as a small Baroque château in the early 18th century, keeping its Renaissance tower and portal, and from 1798 it served as a school.
Since 2015 the château houses the Muzeum autíček, opened to the public in October 2015 by the Czech model firm Abrex. Its roughly 10,000 models form an almost complete collection of toy cars made in Czechoslovakia in the 20th century, with a large section devoted to foreign makers. A café occupies the barn in the grounds.
The château stands at the southern end of Příseka, part of Brtnice, on a south-facing slope that makes it visible from the surrounding area. The museum occupies the three-storey main wing, while the café is housed separately in the barn on the eastern side of the grounds. The tower stands on the north-western side of the building.
The museum's roughly 10,000 models include pieces that are one of a kind, and part of the display covers foreign manufacturers alongside the Czechoslovak production. The collection is run with the Czech modelling firm Abrex and opened to the public in October 2015.
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