Zvíkovec, Cultural monument and château in Zvíkovec, Czech Republic

Zvíkovec is a château in the Zvíkovec region that combines Baroque and Neoclassical elements, displaying symmetrical facades with decorative stone details. The building is characterized by sturdy walls constructed from black square stones, which give the structure a solid appearance.

The first written mention of the fortress on this site dates from 1543, when Linhart Zvíkovský z Brodů had it entered in the renewed land registers. During the Thirty Years' War the fortress was burned and stood deserted; Františka Rabenhauptová ze Suché bought it in 1748 and had a Baroque château built in its place in 1753. Count Prokop Hartman z Klarštejna bought it in 1786 and in 1794 had it raised by one storey and remodelled in Neoclassical style. The complex is protected as a cultural monument.

The château's name comes from the Zvíkovský z Brodů family, who held the estate from the mid-15th century until the line died out with Johanka in 1595. After 1948 it served as a social care institute, stood unused for 16 years, and was bought in 2016 by Pavel Fürst, who began repairs; it is to become a wedding and cultural centre.

The château stands in the centre of the market town of Zvíkovec, in the Rokycany district. The grounds are entered through a gate, and the courtyard is enclosed by the former brewery, the farm building and two wings with stables. The building was unused for 16 years before 2016, when repairs to the roof and façade began.

The château's main staircase, on the western side, has a vault with stucco mirrors. The entrance passage beneath the balcony is vaulted with four bays of Prussian vaulting. The first-floor French windows of the central risalit carry suprafenestras decorated with scarf festoons and cornices curling into volutes.