Chotoviny Castle, Renaissance Revival château in Chotoviny, Czech Republic
Chotoviny Castle is a Neoclassical château rebuilt in 1873 in Renaissance Revival style, with a French park. The building stands on the site of a 13th-century fortress called Vlkančice. The park covers 22.5 hectares and is protected as a first-category monument.
The site began as the Vlkančice fortress, documented from the 13th century. Count Kryštof Antonín Migazzi had the residence rebuilt in Neoclassical style between 1770 and 1780. In 1806 Jan Nádherný bought the estate, and his family gave the château its Renaissance Revival form, completed in 1873. The Nádherný family held it until 1945.
The Nádherný family, who bought the estate in 1806, gave the château its Neo-Renaissance form and laid out the 22.5-hectare park, today protected as a first-category monument. The family held Chotoviny until 1945, when the state confiscated the property and the owners fled to Austria and then the USA. In 1997 the château was returned to Jan Nepomuk Nádherný (1943–2005).
Chotoviny Castle stands in the village of Chotoviny in the Tábor district, about 7 km north of Tábor. The building is not open to the public, so the visit is limited to viewing the exterior and the grounds from outside. The 22.5 ha park, laid out in the English style, is protected as a first-category monument.
The park covers 22.5 hectares and is protected as a first-category monument. The Nádherný family, who bought the estate in 1806, laid it out in the English style; the château itself has been in private hands since 2011 and is not open to the public.
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