Riedlova vila, Cultural monument villa in Desná II, Czech Republic

Riedlova vila is a villa built in 1895 in the North Italian Secession style, designed by Arwed Thamerus, on the site of Dr Josef Schindler's former hydrotherapy baths. It stands in Desná in the Jizera Mountains with a large garden. The building now houses a cultural and information centre with a library and a museum.

Josef Riedel Jr., son of the glassmaker Josef Riedel Sr., had the villa built in 1895 on the site of Dr. Josef Schindler's former hydropathic baths. The Riedel family owned it until 1945, when it was confiscated; it now belongs to the town of Desná.

The villa bears the name of the Riedel glassmaking family, who owned it from 1895 until it was confiscated in 1945. Today the town of Desná runs a cultural and information centre here, with a library and a museum showing regional history, the story of the Riedel glassmakers, period documents and glass.

The villa is owned by the town of Desná and houses a cultural and information centre with a library and a museum on regional history and the Riedel glassmaking family, displaying period documents and glass. It stands on the site of Dr Josef Schindler's former hydropathic baths, with a large garden belonging to the property.

The villa stands on the site of the former hydropathic baths of Dr Josef Schindler, which preceded it. Its designer was Arwed Thamerus, who gave it the North Italian Secession form. A large garden belongs to the property. Since 1945 the building has belonged to the town of Desná, not to the Riedel family.