Stará tvrz, Fortified château in Lnáře, Czech Republic

Stará tvrz, also called Starý zámek Lnáře, stands northwest of the new castle on a spit between the Zámecký and Podhájský ponds. A stone bridge crosses the remnant of a moat to a two-storey tower core with side wings; the entrance arch has a recess for a drawbridge. Above the gate are sandstone coats of arms of Volf Novohradský z Kolovrat and his wife Judita of Šternberk, and the building ends in a Renaissance gable divided by cornices and small pilasters.

The first written mention of the Lnáře fortress dates to 1465, though the village had a resident noble family by the 14th century, when Oldřich ze Lnář appears in 1313 in the retinue of King John of Luxembourg. Volf Novohradský z Kolovrat rebuilt the Gothic fortress as a Renaissance château, finished probably in 1593. After the Černíns bought the estate in 1675, the old château housed estate officials, a brewery and a prison in its tower.

The name Starý zámek Lnáře sets the old residence apart from the new castle built beside it by Aleš Ferdinand Vratislav of Mitrovice. After the Černíns bought the estate in 1675, the building housed estate officials, a brewery and a prison in its tower. Today part of it holds flats and offices, and the grounds serve cultural purposes.

The old castle stands northwest of the new castle on a spit between the Zámecký and Podhájský ponds. A stone bridge crosses the remnant of the moat to the entrance gate in the two-storey tower core. The building now holds flats and offices, so the exterior and bridge are what a visitor can see from outside.

The sandstone coats of arms of Volf Novohradský z Kolovrat and his wife Judita of Šternberk sit above the entrance gate, reached by a stone bridge over the remnant of a moat. The tower core also keeps a pointed arch with a recess for a drawbridge.