Střílky Castle, Renaissance castle in Střílky, Czech Republic.
Střílky Castle is a château in Střílky, Kroměříž District, with a late Renaissance core rebuilt in Baroque style in the 1730s. One-storey wings enclose two adjoining courtyards: the smaller entrance courtyard leads through a passage in the central wing to the larger one, dominated on its west side by a fountain with a Neptune statue. The main east façade faces the road, topped by a four-storey prismatic tower with a lantern spire.
The Kobylkové z Kobylího built a Renaissance fortress here between 1591 and 1599, and Adam Martínkovský z Rozseče enlarged it into a two-winged château with a prismatic tower in the early 17th century. After the Battle of White Mountain the Petřvald family acquired Střílky, and in the 1730s Milota Antonín z Petřvaldu had the residence rebuilt in Baroque form, possibly to plans by Ignác Josef Cyrani z Bolleshaus. The Petřvald line died out in 1763 and the estate passed to the Küenburgs.
Since 1994 the castle has served as the Czech centre of the Jóga v denním životě system, bought by the Maháprabhudíp satsang foundation. The grounds also hold a dendrological collection planted under Jan Zikmund Herberstein at the end of the 19th century, including a memorial red beech with branches reaching the ground, probably planted around 1790.
The property remains privately owned and does not currently offer regular public access to the interior spaces. Those interested should inquire in advance about any occasional opportunities to view the exterior grounds.
The Baroque rebuilding of the 1730s is sometimes attributed to Ignác Josef Cyrani of Bolleshaus, from the bishop's building office in Kroměříž, who is also credited with Střílky's Baroque cemetery built at the same time. The larger of the two courtyards is dominated on its west side by a fountain with a statue of Neptune.
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