Castle Louňovice pod Blaníkem, Medieval château in Louňovice pod Blaníkem, Czech Republic.

Castle Louňovice pod Blaníkem is a one-storey château with four wings around a rectangular courtyard and cylindrical towers at the corners. Its early Baroque appearance dates from 1615, with sgraffito rustication on the facades and ground-floor arcades on two sides of the courtyard. A bossed gate leads into a barrel-vaulted passage with lunettes.

Oldřich Skuhrovský ze Skuhrova founded a fortress in Louňovice in the second half of the 16th century, possibly on the site of the former provostry. By 1615 it had been enlarged into a three-winged building with courtyard arcades, and a sgraffito façade dated 1610 survives on the north wing. In 1672 Karel Adam Lev z Říčan bequeathed the estate to the Prague archbishopric, and Archbishop Jan Bedřich z Valdštejna had it remodelled in Baroque style, completed in 1675.

The castle sits near Blaník mountain, which holds a special place in Czech folklore and continues to inspire local stories and traditions. This connection makes the location meaningful to understanding the beliefs and imagination of the region.

The château houses the Louňovice information centre and a museum with an archaeological exhibition on excavations at Louňovice pod Blaníkem and Malý Blaník. The adjacent building No. 86 holds a beekeeping museum. The grounds also include the former brewery buildings (Nos. 76 and 86), a small chapel in front of the east façade on the square, and the site of the former garden.

The château houses the Louňovice museum with an archaeological exhibition on excavations at Louňovice pod Blaníkem and Malý Blaník; the adjacent building No. 86 holds a beekeeping museum. The whole château complex is protected as a cultural monument.