Dobrovice, Renaissance château and cultural monument in Dobrovice, Czech Republic

Dobrovice is a château in the town of the same name southeast of Mladá Boleslav, founded in the second half of the 16th century by Jindřich of Valdštejn, who had the former fortress rebuilt in Renaissance style. In 1831 Karel Anselm of Thurn-Taxis established a sugar factory in its western wing; production expanded and in 1832–1833 the Baroque chapel was demolished, while utilitarian alterations damaged the grounds and the interior decoration. The building is protected as a cultural monument.

A fortress at Dobrovice was first documented in 1541, when Jan of Chlum recorded a debt against the estate. In 1558 Ferdinand I granted Jindřich of Valdštejn's request to raise the fortress to a château and the villages to a market town; Jindřich then rebuilt it in Renaissance style. In 1831 Karel Anselm of Thurn-Taxis installed a sugar factory in the west wing, and its expansion led to the demolition of the Baroque chapel in 1832–1833.

The château's name and history are tied to the Waldstein family: Jindřich of Valdštejn had the fortress rebuilt as a Renaissance château, and his son Heník ran a pharmacy and a printing press there. In 1831 Karel Anselm of Thurn-Taxis installed a sugar factory in the west wing, and the building has served sugar production ever since.

The château stands in the western part of the complex, where the sugar factory founded in 1831 gradually took over the building; the chapel added in the Baroque period was demolished in 1832–1833 to make room for production. The building is protected as a cultural monument and is owned and operated by the company Tereos TTD.

The sugar factory founded in 1831 by Karl Anselm of Thurn-Taxis was expanded over the following years, and in 1832–1833 the Baroque chapel attached to the château was demolished to make room for production. The utilitarian alterations damaged the château grounds and destroyed the decoration of its interiors. Since the 1990s the factory has been owned and run by Tereos TTD.